Balloon ABC

by Tracy Sabin (Author, Illustrator, Animator)

"Balloon ABC" takes the alphabet book to new territory. Organized in pairs, the letters of the alphabet are put to work telling 12 miniature stories through animation and sound. In addition, one plot line spans much of the book and features a bulldog hanging desperately to a runaway balloon and a hedgehog caught in an uncontrolled ricochet. The humor tends toward slapstick. It’s best read when children are present.

30 pages, ebook

First published June 16, 2015

About the author

Tracy Sabin in an author/illustrator of children’s books. He has created illustrations for textbook publishers including Harcourt Brace, National Geographic, Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic and Savvas Learning Company, among others. He wrote, illustrated and paper-engineered “A Visit to the North Pole” in 1993. In 2006, he illustrated the New York Times bestselling popup book, “Castle” with text and paper-engineering by Kyle Olmon. Since 2015, Tracy has been writing and illustrating books under the imprint, "Thar She Blows Books." Titles include “Mouse Builds a House,” “Nothing to Do!” and “Nobbin, Bobbin & Cobb - A Refugee Story.” “This Is Our Ocean - The Dream of Clean Seas” won SCBWI’s 2019 Spark Award for excellence in independently published picture books. His most recent publication is “The Secret of Four Notch,” a middle-grade novel. Other books include a survey of logos designed by Tracy and “Cotswolds North & South,” a series of photo essays highlighting the villages of the Cotswolds.