Cloud Boy

by Rhode Montijo

It's a lonely world up there among the clouds. But when a little cloud boy spots a stray butterfly passing by, he is inspired to recreate its beautiful shape in the clouds around him. Soon he has created a whole skyful of new friends. This book is about the joy of creativity.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy, Storytime

26 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Laura]

Oooh, so that explains the cloud shapes!

Cloud Boy is lonely floating all by himself so high in the sky. He soon finds a way to reach out to the kids on the ground below with his clouds though. Come see what he creates with puffs and wisps!

This cute little cloud boy will charm you at page one. One look into those eyes so full of sweetness and sadness and you’ll be hooked. The baby blue and white pages almost float with softness. Perfect for bedtime!

A quick, little read about communicating through art.

[Hanieh Noori]

گاهی هم آدم اشتباهی کتاب می‌خره. :-"

پ.ن: معصومه، صرفن خواستم منشن ت کنم؛ وگر نه یاد م نرفته که اشتباهِ هر دو مون بود. :-"

[Beth]

A sweet story about a lonely cloud boy who creates cloud shapes for children on earth to see, but not particularly well-developed.

[Gita]

اگر می‌خواهید بدانید ساختنِ شکل‌هایِ ابریِ توی آسمان کار کیست. :)

[Jennifer]

Great for an imagination or sky themed preschool story time.

[Michael Lent]

Sweet story that makes perfect to preschoolers.

[Christine Turner]

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Story Time

Skyward Bound (Clouds and Twilight)
Submitted by: Christine Turner, Atascocita

Audience
• Pre-school
Books

It looked like spilt milk by:Charles G. Shaw
Uses illustrations and text to tell about the shapes of clouds.

Cloud boy by:Rhode Montijo
A lonely little cloud boy uses his imagination to overcome his loneliness.

Stanley goes for a drive by:Craig Frazier
Stanley goes for a drive on a hot day in the countryside.

Once upon a cloud by:Rob D. Walker
Rhyming text invites the reader to muse on the origin and nature of clouds.

Little cloud by:Eric Carle
A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining.

Cloud dance by:Thomas Locker
Clouds of many shapes and sizes drift and dance across the sky. Includes factual information on the formation and different kinds of clouds.

Twilight by:Holly Young Huth
A little girl takes charge of bringing on the twilight, that time of day when it begins to turn to night.
Other Credits: Illustrated by, David McPhail

Grandfather Twilight by:Barbara Berger
At the day's end, Grandfather Twilight walks in the forest to perform his evening task, bringing the miracle of night to the world.

Twilight comes twice by:Ralph Fletcher
Poetic prose describes dusk and dawn and some of the activities that take place at those special times.

Songs
Big Round Sun
The big round sun in the springtime sky (form large circle with arms)

Winked at a cloud that was passing by. (wink eye)

The little cloud laughed as it scattered rain,
(flutter fingers downward)

Then out came the big round sun again. (form large circle with arms)

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Craft
Sun Print Paper
Make amazing white on blue prints with your favorite objects!

I adore making projects with this paper and have been doing so since I was a kid. Enjoy.

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Other
"Sector 7" is a wordless book, and for that reason I would not suggest this item for most storytimes. Rather, this book would be a nice addition for a small group or for individual reading. Children delight in the illustrations and bring to life their own stories.


Book: Sector 7 / David Wiesner.

While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.

[Tara]

The bilingual picturebook of my dreams! The little Cloud Boy is lonely up in the clouds with no one to play with, so he uses his imagination and the ample cloud material to create darling playmates. The illustrations are scrumptious and bordering on works on art with a lyrical tale in any language!

[Megan]

This bilingual book is printed BEAUTIFULLY where the pages carry a certain luminescence about them. It's an endearing story of "Cloud Boy" and his ability to "make friends." I own it and I think it's so sweet.

[Morgan]

This book is so enchanting and beautiful. I love the artwork and the story is so dear.

[Vandy]

great story for preschoolers.

[Ginny]

So sweet and lovely :)

[Sharper1]

I loved the art and the premise, but the ending came about too quickly and was jarring.

[Lauren]

This is for young children. There could have been just a little more to the story but it was sweet.

[Sharyn Craft]

Such a cute book. I wish I had found this when my nephews were young. Every child (and adult) looks up at the clouds and sees shapes materialize. Great story.

[Greta]

A lonely cloud boy sculpts clouds in the sky.

[Leah]

The kids loved this book and the pictures.