Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Author: Judi Barrett
Illustrator: Ron Barrett
Copyright 1978 Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-0689707490
Genre: Modern Fantasy

One quality of a great children’s picture book is the ability for the reader to find meaning solely by looking at the illustrations.  In Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, the reader enters a world in which food falls from the sky and the townspeople don’t have any idea how to cook.  Through the illustrations of this book, the reader can understand the setting, see the problem of food storms build, and notice how the townspeople come to a conclusion.  With excellent detail and a unique artistic approach, Barrett draws readers of all ages into a fun and thought-provoking story.