"When Sebastian launches himself on a journey in a hot air balloon made entirely of Grandma's afghans and patchwork quilts, his boring day turns into the adventure of a lifetime"--

Iconic best hippo friends George and Martha discover that, among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan.

France, 1783. The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon. Yesterday, Magpie was one of the best thieves in all of France. But an encounter with a boy dangling from the sky will change her life forever. And even though it ends in disaster, Magpie becomes enthralled by the idea of flying over the rooftops...

Freya, a penguin, and Zoose, a mouse, become friends while stowaways on Salomon August Andreé's 1897 hot air balloon expedition to the North Pole.

Ten-year-old Jessica accompanies her parents to a hot-air balloon festival where she meets Storm, a magic wolf that has transformed himself into a puppy, and together they enjoy the festival and prevent a dangerous mishap before Storm must return to his pack.