The Cloud Princess

by Khoa Le

The exciting story of a princess who lives happily in the clouds, but wants to discover the world beneath her. Down to Earth she goes in search of adventure . . . until something unexpected happens.

Cloud Princess lives high in the sky, together with Miss Sun and Miss Moon, but she wants to discover what life on Earth is like. So one day she drifts down to Earth and sees the cars and the flowers and the people that live there. Unfortunately, sinking down to Earth sparks a curious change in her—she begins to turn into water! She dashes back to her home in the sky, but loved Earth so much that she visits every Spring—and brings the rain along with her.

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

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Khoa Le is an illustrator, author, and painter based in HCMC, Vietnam. Khoa has won awards and accolades for books published in her home country and around the world.
Her inspiration stems from her own tales, dreams, and imagination. She has a passion for travel, an eagerness to learn about different cultures, and a desire to discover the beauty of the world, of which she finds immensely inspiring.
Khoa works and lives with her cats.

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Cloud Princess wonders about life on the Earth in this original ecological fairy-tale from Vietnamese artist Khoa Le, eventually venturing down to see it herself after hearing it described by Miss Sun. Enchanted by the beauty of what she sees, the Cloud Princess descends lower and lower, until she begins to feel lightheaded, and begins to disintegrate into tiny rain drops. Ascending again, lest she be completely undone, the heavenly princess nevertheless retains her interest in the Earth, visiting again from time to time and bringing the Spring Rain with her...

Originally published in Switzerland as Princesse des nuages, this lovely picture-book was translated into English by the California-based Insight Kids. It isn't clear to me, even after doing some research, whether it was also published in its creator's native Vietnam, where she apparently lives and exhibits her work. Leaving that aside, the text of The Cloud Princess is simple and engaging, combining fairy-tale elements reminiscent of mythology - anthropomorphized celestial beings, for instance - with scientific concepts such as rain coming from clouds. The artwork is beautiful, with a vibrant color scheme and sweet, somewhat cartoon-like figures. I was charmed by this first book from Khao Le and, as I understand other titles have recently been translated, plan to seek out more of her work.

[Wardah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A charming book about cloud and rain.

[kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

♡₊˚ ☁️・₊✧
a short but a very beautiful illustrations in this book. definitely will be giving my future kids this book.

[Jana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This charming picture book tells the story of a beautiful cloud princess who longs to get a closer look at all of the interesting and beautiful things on Earth. When she comes low enough to see everything, she's blown away by how wonderful everything is. But then she realizes that she has to go back up to the sky or she'll become rain. The cover of the book has an iridescent 3-D design that makes it fun to hold and look at. This would be fun to share with other folk stories that describe how things in nature came to be.

[Trevor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes the simplest books are the most beautiful.

[Juan Carlos malik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un hermoso cuento, bellamente ilustrado (ame las ilustraciones), que nos da esta escritora asiática para darnos una explicación de lo que sucede en nuestro cielo.

Un bello cuento para antes de ir a dormir o contarle en voz alta a nuestro hijos.

[DeA · Rating 4 out of 5]

I beautifully illustrated story about the cloud princess and the early spring rains. A wonderful book to read to one child or a whole group.

[Lola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very pretty.

[Emily C. H. Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

So gracefully written and illustrated. I'd love to see this in our storytimes at the library.

[Nya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the illustration and the way the author telling about rain cycle in magical fantasy way.

[Angela De Groot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet, folktale-like story around April showers.

[a ☕︎]

so sweet, spring rains.

[Austyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Translated Children's Books Month! Book 27/50 (French (Switzerland) by a Vietnamese author)

This book tells the story of fog and spring rain. While the illustrations are beautiful, the story itself is fairly forgettable.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a tale of why it rains in Spring. The Cloud Princess comes down from the sky to explore but if she stays too long she turns to rain.

The story is simple and cute but the illustrations are marvelous.

I'll be honest though. The cover is lenticular and I could just sit all day moving it back and forth.

[LtLEGOReads · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations inside this book is beautiful and the cover is made of the lenticular material, so its very interesting to look at.

However, the story to me at least, is not well-written and has a rather abrupt ending. Its also told in a 'fantasy like' manner, which I did not like.

[madziar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ładnie zilustrowana historia księżniczki mieszkającej w chmurach, która tęskni za ziemią tak bardzo, że raz za razem tam powraca, chociaż grozi jej wtedy zamiana w deszcz.

[Irais Elvira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gusta mucho este libro y a Valeria también lo único que no nos gusta es el final, como que corta el ritmo del libro.

[Valeria Irais · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó el libro más no el final

[Liz H {Redd's Reads} · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another beautifully illustrated picture book; this one introduces the reader to the water cycle in a fantasy format.

[Clow Place · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro muy tierno con hermosas ilustraciones. Y lo mejor de todo, que habla de lo más hermosos del cielo: las estrellas.

[Monika Marciniak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Piękne ilustracje , chętnie do niej wracam (y).

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated, lovely story.

[Yuiko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it alot beautiful drawings and a cute story