Flora is a jerk.

Because what little girl doesn't want to give away her littler brother every once in a while. :)

I thought this was a sweet book. I'd just been talking about siblings with co-workers earlier today and then this came across the library desk.

A totally charming kids book - I love the art, and I love the story. It has lovely themes for kids with siblings, and is a generous serving for little kids' imaginations: the girl in the story (and her brother) have a pretty unusual adventure when the wind picks them up, and it's never suggested that this is any less real for being probably imaginary. My kids love the book and request it at least once a week.

Good old story-telling kind of book. Loved this one.

Pure joy! So much fun!

This whimsical story is so terrific and so relatable. It’s very funny too, and many kids will react with glee. Flora thinks she wants to get rid of her little brother Crispin. But, when they go out together and many chances to lose him arise, she discovers her true feelings. Older siblings, in particular, are likely to enjoy this story. All kids will like the repetition; two lines frequently repeat: “He’s my brother and I’m taking him home.” and “If the wind lets you.”

The illustrations are marvelous. All the illustrations that show the wind at work are terrific, and I especially enjoyed the shred of rainbow that needs to be brushed off Crispin’s coat. I am a huge fan of all the pictures.

A special book about sibling love, imagination in play, but now I’m hungry for chocolate chip cookies.

This is my current favorite children's book. Perfect for big sisters with little brothers, but charming regardless.

Flora thinks her brother, Crispin, is annoying. When she takes him outside to play, she's not sorry when the wind blows him away. Fearing Crispin will be lost forever, Flora goes after him. Her desire to protect and take care of Crispin wins out when several beings the two children encounter in the sky offer to take Crispin off Flora's hands.

A little girl is frustrated by her younger brother and they are sent outside to play on a windy day. Flora is fine as she is wearing her super-special heaviy-duty red boots, but Crispin's ordinary purple boots offer little protection. When the wind takes him (at Flora's suggestion), Flora quickly sheds her boots so she can follow. A bird asks for Crispin to sit on her eggs, a rainbow suggests he could guard his gold, and the moon wants Crispin for a friend. Flora just wants to take him home . . . but how will she do so?

A sweet story with a bit of sibling relationship issues and a touch of the imagination. Phelan's illustrations remind me a bit of David Small and Bob Graham's -- very appealing children, fluid watercolors, lovely fall colored leaves . . .