Whimsical Weather: A Cloudy's Adventure
Whimsical Weather: Cloudy and the Long Dry Summer
The farmer at the edge of the fjord waves at the clouds every morning. One dry summer, he stops.
Cloudy has been making dragon shapes above the Norwegian fjord since before he can remember. He knows how the water cycle works: water goes up, becomes a cloud, becomes rain, goes back down. He is quite sure that is enough. When the fjord starts to drop and the fields begin to crack, Cloudy decides to fix it himself.
He collects water all morning. He gets very, very heavy. And then he lets go directly over the village farmers market.
It is not rain. It is a wall of water. There is a birthday cake. There was a birthday cake.
This is a chapter book for readers aged 6 to 9 about a cloud with a good heart and a plan that goes badly wrong, a quiet newcomer named Misty who knows more than she lets on, and what it actually takes to make rain fall in the right place at the right time. The water cycle runs through every chapter, not as a lesson but as the engine of the story. By the end, children will understand how clouds gather moisture, why rain falls where it does, and why patience matters more than confidence.
Cloudy's friends make the journey worth taking. Nimbus has jokes that almost land. Puffy holds the line without complaint. Wispy notices the things no one else thinks to look at. And Thunder, when they finally reach him inside the storm, has very few words and every one of them counts.
Ten chapters. A flooded farmers market. A birthday cake that does not survive. Two very short conversations with Thunder. And one small wave from a farmer that means everything.
Perfect for bedtime reading, classroom use, or any child who has ever looked up at the sky and wondered what the clouds are doing up there.
"This book made me wish I were a cloud." Jordi's wife, Matty
"Cloudy reminds me of you as a kid, always daydreaming." Jordi's mum
"I didn't just read this book. I floated through it." A very real cloud
For readers aged 6 to 9. Each chapter is short enough for one sitting and long enough to go somewhere. The book works equally well read aloud or read alone, and includes natural stopping points for questions and conversation.
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