The Cloud Book

The Cloud Book
Author: Tomie De Paola
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1975
Genre: Clouds
ISBN: 9780800064198

The Cloud Spinner

The Cloud Spinner
Author: Michael Catchpool
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-03-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375987398

Perfect for Earth Day--and all through the year. From author Michael Catchpool and illustrator Alison Jay comes a magical tale about the beauty and fragility of our natural world, and the wisdom and courage needed to protect it. One small boy has a special gift—he can weave cloth from the clouds: gold in the early morning with the rising sun, white in the afternoon, and crimson in the evening. He spins just enough cloth for a warm scarf. But when the king sees the boy's magnificent cloth, he demands cloaks and gowns galore. "It would not be wise," the boy protests. "Your majesty does not need them!" But spin he must—and soon the world around him begins to change....