{"id":316407,"date":"2025-11-24T20:39:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-blue-balloon-by-mick-inkpen-hachette-childrens-picture-books-blogger\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:39:29","slug":"the-blue-balloon-by-mick-inkpen-hachette-childrens-picture-books-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=316407","title":{"rendered":"The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen (Hachette Children\u2019s) \u2013 picture books blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-6318\">\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=640&amp;h=640&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-boardwalk-hero-image size-boardwalk-hero-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1 150w, https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;crop=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-attachment-id=\"6320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/14\/the-blue-balloon-by-mick-inkpen-hachette-childrens\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=640\"\/>\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/14\/the-blue-balloon-by-mick-inkpen-hachette-childrens\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=640\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6320 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150\" alt=\"Kipper - The Blue Balloon\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52823389_586076128471101_6063894609589698560_n.jpg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you may already be aware, a rather small dog is celebrating a rather major birthday this year. Kipper the iconic dog, will be turning a whopping great 30 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Mick Inkpen\u2019s much-loved pooch has been enchanting children the world over and his first appearance was in \u2018<strong>The Blue Balloon<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate this milestone, Hodder Children\u2019s are publishing a special 30th anniversary edition of this classic picture book.<\/p>\n<p>We too were invited to hold our own celebrations in honour of this special occasion and to pay tribute to this big birthday, we produced this stop motion video of Kipper\u2019s inaugural flight in his blue balloon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kipper  - The Blue Balloon\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vhIdDNtlAbw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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src=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52901605_566715410406079_5156199584212451328_n.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52901605_566715410406079_5156199584212451328_n.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/52901605_566715410406079_5156199584212451328_n.jpg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"\/><\/a>Many children will have been brought-up on a good dose of this well-known puppy via the classic books and the more recent television series and we do hope Kipper and Mick keep the next generation of young readers enthralled by this fun loving pup!<\/p>\n<p>The book has sold over 500,000 copies and now with a revamp, bonus material and including fold-out pages, this is a tome to be treasured.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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