Emma finds a note tucked into the saddle of a carousel polar bear asking her to bring balloons, and soon she's off on an amazing adventure.

Percy the porcupine loves balloons but he must find a way to keep them from popping.

When a skunk gets his foot caught in the string of a helium balloon, he finds himself blown through unfamiliar landscapes. What's a skunk to do?

"When Sebastian launches himself on a journey in a hot air balloon made entirely of Grandma's afghans and patchwork quilts, his boring day turns into the adventure of a lifetime"--

Lured into a hot air balloon by the smell of fried chicken, Sally the black labrador retriever inadvertently goes for a ride all by herself.

A parade balloon shaped like a sun breaks free of his strings and flies away from the other balloons.

As graduation day approaches, Isabel tries to convince her teacher that she and Walter, both porcupines, should receive balloons on the big day just like the other children.

When an orange balloon floats overhead, Mathilda the sheep realizes she can be more than she is, and sets out to convince the rest of the flock that anything is possible.

James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones.

Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters--and everywhere he turns there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him.