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Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (Paperback)
by Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett (illustrator)
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Have you ever thought that it'll rain soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers from sky? This book will give you the picture about that. |
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Author: Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett (illustrator)
Publisher: Aladdin
Pub. in: April, 1982
ISBN: 0689707495
Pages: 32
Measurements: 8.5 x 9.5 x 0.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00011
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Would you like to live in a land where you never had to go to the grocery store to buy food? Welcome to the land of Chew and Swallow, where the food comes from the sky. The author of this book- Judi Barrett- has an extremely creative imagination. I think that is why the story is so good. I also think the story gets some of the reader's interest by the amazing pictures by Ron Barrett, which are extremely detailed. This story is told by a grandfather who is telling it to his grandchildren as a bed time story. In this story there is a town far away that has clouds made of mashed potatoes and the rain is orange juice. There are not many restaurants, but when you do come across one it will be roofless, so the food can come through. And "sometimes the wind would blow in storms of hamburgers."
There are also some down sides of living in Chew and Swallow. You can't always choose your meals and what if the weather gets extremely sever. The food that would come down could be harmful to the town too. And "Lunch one day brought fifteen drifts of cream cheese and jelly sandwiches.
This is a funny book with an imaginative concept. The illustrations are very funny, moving from line drawings in black and white to lovely colored illustrations as the fantasy story begins. This story appeals to a wide range of ages, from 3 to 7 or 8. The text would be challenging for a first grade reader but the concept appeals to pre-schoolers as well as older kids. This book is loved by many children and their parents. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a great story.
Target readers:
kids aged 4-8
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Judi Barrett's many children's books include the award-winning Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House and Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, as well as the exciting sequel to this book, Pickles to Pittsburgh. Most of her days are filled with dreaming up ideas for more books, but she also writes freelance book reviews and teaches art to young children. Her brownstone in Brooklyn is filled with lots of antiques, tons of plants and a refrigerator full of good things to eat.
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If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?
The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers. Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagues by damaging floods and storms of huge food. The town was a mess and the people feared for their lives. Something had to be done, and in a hurry.
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Carole Burrage , USA
<2006-12-20 00:00>
This is one book that bridges the generation gap. There are many books in my son's library that elicit a groan in me when he chooses them during our nightly story reading, but Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs certainly isn't one of them. From the absurd tall-tale to the fabulously detailed drawings, each time we read this book we find something new to discuss. Due to the fact that my son is only three and a half, and not able to understand much of the subtle humor of the illustrations, I know this book will have a very long shelf-life at our house as he starts "getting" more and more of the punchlines throughout the years. In the meantime, he is fascinated by the pancake that Grandpa flips onto Henry's head and the giant jello setting in the sky after dinner one night in the delicious land of Chewandswallow. |
A Kid, USA
<2006-12-20 00:00>
Do you enjoy a good, funny, story? If you do, then Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the book for you. In this story, two young kid's grandfather, tells them a bed time story. This story is about a city called Chewandswallow. Chewandswallow is a town far, far away across many seas and oceans. In this town many interesting things happen. It rains and storms all of the city food and drinks! Nobody has to go to a store because it rains what they all need. Even if they feel like it, they can save some food for snacks in between meals! But, something goes terribly wrong in the city of Chewandswallow! To find out the rest of what happens, read the ending of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It is a great story, and I think that even if you are 100 you will still enjoy this book. I encourage everyone to read this story. It has an excellent story line and is fun for everyone to read! |
A Kid, USA
<2006-12-20 00:00>
I really liked this story and I think that it is a funny book and I think that a lot of kids will like this story and I think there’s a lot of good parts in this story but I think it should be a longer story and I think that the children need to ask questions about the school and it needs to have more action in it because people need to say like all this is a good story I want to read it again but when children read this book there like this don't have a lot of action I don't want to read this book again it don't have much action and not wanting to be mean but just make it have more action and it needs to be a little bit longer. I think it’s a good story but I think JUDI BARRET & RON BARRET could do much better than they did. that's all I wanted to say. |
Betty Dravis , San Jose, CA
<2006-12-20 00:00>
This is undoubtedly the funniest book I've read in a long while. I had a blast reading it ... and I'm an adult! I can just imagine how it will tickle my grandchildren's funny-bones! Johnny will most likely be taunting Ashley with lines from this book forever.
I've been told I have a great imagination, but Judi Barrett takes the prize. A wonderful author who knows how to write with children in mind. Not to mention how much we adults love her characters and her wit. ...
Food falling from the sky! A town with an outrageously funny name! Vivid descriptions! Great art!
I am left with one over-used but appropriate word: WOW!
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