内容简介
Whileshe'sintheMetropolitanMuseumwithhergrandmother,alittlegirlleavesherprizedyellowballoontiedtoarailingoutside.Butitsstringbecomesuntied,andtheballoonembarksonanuproariousjourneythroughNewYorkCity.Withanever-increasingcastofwackyurbancharactersintow,itsoarspastahostoflandmarks.Eighteenfamouspaintingsandsculpturesarereproducedinthisdelightful,wordlessbookthatexploresthemagicalrelationshipbetweenartandlife.Inthiswordlessstory,ayounggirlandhergrandmotherviewworksinsidetheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,whiletheballoonshehasbeenforcedtoleaveoutsidefloatsaroundNewYorkCitycausingaseriesofmishapsthatmirrorscenesinthemuseum'sartworks.