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The Balloon Tree

by Phoebe Gilman · 1984

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Little princess Leora likes balloons but her evil uncle hates them and tries to banish them.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
CanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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