William's Getaway

William likes his time alone but sometimes he likes spending time with his little brother Edgar. A tool in reminding parents some alone time to children is important. Cute story and illustrations.

I always wanted a bunk bed...! I knew it would be fun having one, but I was an only child. A few of my friends had them and I was so envious. I don;t know if they played pretend hot air balloons on it, but that sounds like a great idea! I love this book and am going to ask around if any of our littles has one. If they do, they are getting this book! Great story. and even tho the illustrations did not download very well, there was enough for me to see they were adorable! Great story for pre-K to 2nd graders.

Adorable book about two brothers and a wonderful friendship they share. This book spoke about why people need time alone and together. The illustrations were great.

A typical day in my house involves two precarious little ones. I have a daughter who is six, and a son who recently turned two. My son loves everything about his sister. He adores her, and he wants to do anything sissy does exactly the way she does it. Usually, my daughter goes along with it really well. However, there are times when she declares that she is in need of a "brother break."

William, in Annika Dunklee's new picture book titled William's Getaway, is just like my daughter. He has a little brother named Edgar who copies everything he does. After a little bit too much brother time, William declares that he needs a getaway, and he heads outside to his hot air balloon.

Just like it happens in my house, it doesn't take long for the little Edgar to find William. But this time, instead of giving William his space, he decides to join William in his hot air balloon. However, there is one big problem. Edgar, William's little brother, is afraid to climb up to the air balloon.

Instead of taking the opportunity to keep Edgar out of his quiet space, William puts aside his frustration and reaches his hand out to Edgar. Together, the two of them work alongside each other to conquer Edgar's fear of heights.

William's Getaway is a gentle story about the special bond between two siblings. It is the perfect book right now for my daughter. I love how William puts aside his desire for quiet in order to continue to make the choice to be kind to his sibling. He is a great model for my daughter as she is learning to manage the challenging realities of having a little sibling.

I also loved the surprising twist with the hot air balloon. Throughout the story, I was trying to understand why William would escape to a hot air balloon. I kept thinking to myself that the story would make so much more sense if he escaped to a tree house or something.

I shouldn't have had any worries because all makes sense at the end of this story. The truth behind the hot air balloon is revealed, and I ended up loving the story exactly the way it was... no tree house needed!

If you grew up with siblings, you know what William is going through, when he does not want to play with Edgar, his younger brother.

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So, he gets into his imaginary hot air balloon, where his little, pesky brother can't bother him, until he does, and over comes his fear of heights.

And in the end, we find where Edgar how to climb to get into the "hot air balloon."

A sweet story of brothers playing together, in the end.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I loved this so much. The sweetness of the sibling relationship finding balance between time together and time apart. The sibling relationship is so unique and I loved watching these two navigate their time together (and apart)