The Inflatable Crown Balloon Hat Kit [With Balloons, Pump]

Addi Somekh, Charlie Eckert, Addi Somckh. Chronicle Books, $22.95 (152pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-2994-6

Armed with a bag of balloons, a sack of cameras and film and the idea that curly colorful hats could unite the world balloon artist Addi Somekh and photographer Charlie Eckert set out on a global adventure. The result: the Inflatable Crown Balloon Hat Kit, which comes with 30 balloons, a ""super piston-action pump"" and guidebook. Full-color photographs of the balloon-bedecked children of all ages in Cairo, Kenya and East L.A. make a most artful instruction manual, with photos that serve as a step-by-step demonstration. ( Oct.)

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