The Balloon Tree
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Princess Leora must grow a magic balloon tree in order to warn the king that his kingdom is in jeopardy.
Primarily an artist, this author crafts narratives that play with visual imagination, stemming from a lifelong love of books and the conviction that words can paint pictures in the mind. Despite formal art training, she discovered her writing voice through her daughter, inspiring her first work about a tree that blossoms balloons. Her path to publication was a long and challenging one, but she now shares her journey, encouraging aspiring writers to persevere and to always read and write.



Princess Leora must grow a magic balloon tree in order to warn the king that his kingdom is in jeopardy.
After discovering that buttons look just like pigs' noses, Jillian Jiggs embarks on an extravagant pig-making enterprise. She makes pirate pigs, princess pigs, striped pigs, and plaid pigs and sells them for ten cents each. Full color.