![]() (“Thank you, clouds,” he writes in the media statement.) Sweet and sunny. The author even uses rainwater for the watercolor pictures. The whimsy would nicely complement a preschool or primary weather unit. She spies a frog in a former pond, now just a puddle of cracked mud, and has a helpful “brainstorm.” Lichtenheld’s depictions of Cloudette puffing herself up for a fulsome downpour will delight children, and funny turns of phrase (“Even the higher-ups were impressed”) will engage adults, too. No one seems to need a little cloud, but when she’s blown clear out of her neighborhood, she’s welcomed by new friends-an eagle, a bear and fluffy cumuli. ![]() “he thought nothing would be more fun than giving some kids a day off from school,” accompanies a snowscape with banks billowing up to the windows of the school and buses clearly going nowhere. Her imagination yields lots of wishes, depicted in ink-and-watercolor spot illustrations. But she’s wistful when other clouds do big things, like create cold fronts and water crops. Cloudette usually enjoys being small-she can cavort with birds and kites, and hide between skyscrapers. ![]() Lichtenheld takes a charming turn with the "tiny but mighty" theme. ![]()
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