The Magic Balloon: World Book Day 2025

Discover where the wind will take you in this magical hot air balloon adventure

Official World Book Day 2025 book

Climb aboard for a brilliant balloon adventure in this exciting picture book for 3-5 year olds to celebrate World Book Day 2025.

Written by award-winning author Carl Anka and made in collaboration with Woke Babies, this book is a magical combination of talent and humour, creating the perfect escape for all adventurers, big and small.


This exciting picture book for children offers:



A whimsical adventure story for parents and children to read and follow together.
An inclusive and diverse representation of a Black protagonist by an author and illustrator of colour.
The Official World Book Day 2025 book made in partnership with Woke Babies providing culturally diverse material for children.


Follow the exciting story of a group of friends who go on a hot air balloon adventure and soar high above the clouds. Whizz under rainbows, through rain clouds and up into space to float among the stars in this whimsical, cosmic adventure, seeing the world in a completely different way...