The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)

A Newbery Medal Winner

Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition.


"William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."—The Horn Book

• The Door in the Wall
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
• Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
• The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition
• Mr. Popper's Penguins
• The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends)
• Ginger Pye
• Red Sails to Capri (Puffin Newberry Library)
• The Phantom Tollbooth