Happiness is a
Cloud,
written by Robert Vescio, illustrated by Nancy Bevington (Big Sky Publishing,
2020)
ISBN: 9781922265715
Paperback, 32 pp RRP $14.99
Reviewed by
Julie Thorndyke
This picture book is a refreshing,
uplifting look at cloud-spotting. Harry and his father, together with dog
Jasper, enjoy cloud watching. The book takes us through different moods with
different cloud shapes, from happiness to sadness, fear, and loneliness, and
back to happiness again.
A background of photographs provides a
realistic backdrop for the hand drawn figures of the father, boy and dog.
A narrative arc is provided as the
characters walk on the beach observing clouds. Jasper the df goes missing. The
mood turns dark like the sky. But a happy ending is assured with the return of
Harry’s canine companion.
In a subtle but strong way, this book
shows the importance of being in the natural world and the beneficial effect
nature can have in our human lives.
“. . . that day, Harry floated home, just
like a happy cloud.”
Something we all can use more of.
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