Book Review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Children’s Book Review
Written by Judi Barrett
Illustrated by Ronald Barrett
Ages 4+ | 32 Pages
Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 9780689707490
What to Expect: Humor and Friendship
The story has to be entertaining when it’s set in a town called Chewandswallow. There is a Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movie based on the book, but it’s quite a bit different.
Chewandswallow appears to be like any other town. What makes it unique is that the weather comes three times a day. Once for breakfast, once for lunch, and once for dinner. What’s so special about that, you ask? Well, for starters, it doesn’t rain or snow in Chewandswallow. No, among other delectable items, it rains juice and snows mashed potatoes, and a giant jello sets in the sky after dinner.
The people of the town are all pleased and well-fed without a worry in the world until things get messy as the food portions blow out of proportion and cause severe storm damage. Nobody wants to be squashed flat by a pancake. How will the people survive? What will they do?
This bedtime story is just completely absurd; that’s why you’ll love it. The pages are as full as a banquet dinner; you can pour over them and relish in all the details and extra laughs they provide.
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About the Author
Judi Barrett is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Santa from Cincinnati, and An Excessive Alphabet. She teaches art to kindergarten students at a school in her Brooklyn neighborhood.
About the Illustrator
Ron Barrett is the internationally bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Superhero Joe, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and An Excessive Alphabet. His illustrations have been honored by the Society of Illustrators and have been exhibited at The Louvre in Paris. He lives in New York City.
What to Read Next if You Love Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Pickles to Pittsburgh, by Judi Barrett and Ronald Barrett
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, by Judi Barrett and Ronald Barrett
Bread and Jam for Frances, by Russell Hoban
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