Jennifer mentioned Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs as one of her favorite books from childhood. I knew that if Jennifer loved I would love it as well, so, I ordered the book. I read it to our little Ella tonight and it’s hilarious. It made me laugh out loud and the illustration style really made me look. The story is simply brilliant:
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.
Have you read it yet? Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
That is a great book. I remember reading it as a kid 25 years ago. I also have it in French. I still have the two copies. I am going to go read one of them again. Awesome!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 12:36 am
It’s one of our kids’ favorites.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 1:52 am
Oh yes, we couldn’t get our school librarian to read this to us enough at storytime when I was in the second grade! Pure goodness.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 2:41 am
I remember this book (and the accompanying video!)
I adore children’s books… including ones that came after my childhood, such as the Olivia series. Those are charming!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 2:49 am
I’m too old to have had this one when I was a kid, but I’ve read it as an adult and love it!
The picture books I always think of from my childhood are Bread and Jam for Frances (and the other Frances books) and everything Maurice Sendak. Later on, after the picture books, it was all about Pippi!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 5:57 am
YES! I read this repeatedly as a child. Also, my mom was a second grade teacher and she read it with her students. Loved this book!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 6:20 am
my brother and i used to fight over this book at the library :)
Oct 31st, 2008 / 8:44 am
PS – did you know about the movie version being made?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudy_with_a_Chance_of_Meatballs
Oct 31st, 2008 / 8:45 am
that was our favorite book growing up as kids! what a good one!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 10:00 am
My all time favorite children’s book!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 12:30 pm
LOVED this book as a kid!
It’s a winner.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 12:49 pm
a favorite in our house too….15 years ago! wonder if I still have it somewhere.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 1:55 pm
Wow this book cover just brought back a wave of memories. I used to love hearing this book be read aloud to me.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 1:58 pm
The news of a movie being made makes me feel conflicted. I loved this book as a kid.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 2:53 pm
Two other great books that are well illustrated and fun to read as kids are learning word meanings are A Chocolate Moose for Dinner and The King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne (who is also Herman Munster on the Munsters TV show)
Oct 31st, 2008 / 3:27 pm
Yes, of course! That is right – I’d forgotten. What a nice flash back. Thank you! I also loved Oliver the Pig, Are You My Mother and so many more…
Oct 31st, 2008 / 3:47 pm
What a great read!
As a child I would read this book over and over again. I read it over and over to my son too.
A classic for all time!
Oct 31st, 2008 / 4:05 pm
AAAAHHHHHH i haven’t thought of this book in a long time – one of my favorites. that and the man with the red apple which i have never been able to track down.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 6:31 pm
I adore this book!! My mum is a librarian and when I was about 5 she decorated the library where she worked like the pictures from this story. There were toast sailboats, meatballs hanging from the ceiling and all.
Oct 31st, 2008 / 7:44 pm
likewise, my favorite book as a kid. You all know it has a sequel, right?
http://www.amazon.com/Pickles-Pittsburgh-Cloudy-Audio-Paperback/dp/1591127491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225501678&sr=1-1
Oct 31st, 2008 / 9:08 pm
HA! Im so glad you finally got it. It really is one of the greats!
Nov 1st, 2008 / 3:54 pm
best book ever!
Nov 3rd, 2008 / 5:29 pm
This is my favourite children’s book and I still have my original hardcover edition. My mother has a tradition where she calls me every year on my birthday and reads it to me over the phone without fail. The artwork totally influenced me to be an illustrator and designer.
Nov 4th, 2008 / 1:24 pm