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Love this one. “Enough is enough and not one stitch more.”

“Enough is enough and not one stitch more.”

The illustrations made the pages seem cracked and old looking. They were very unique with a lot of things in them.

I loved the illustrations in this book! They had so much depth and showed the characters emotions when the problems arose, and then were solved.

“There is still time.“

I would use this book in my classroom because I think it is appropriate for older age groups as it's a longer story and has a interesting plot twist and message.

The Cloud Spinner written by Alison Jay and Michael Catchpool. This book is about a boy who makes clothes from the clouds and is ordered from the King to make many clothing items for him. The illustrations were beautifully drawn and the context of the story made sense.

“Enough is enough and not one stitch more.”

I really enjoyed the idea that it expressed in taking care of the environment and the illustrations were great. I loved this book.

The illustrations were beautiful. They added depth and hidden meanings to the text. For example, as the cloud spinner faced problems, the hills had faces made of animals and plants, and they would change into frowning faces. When the problem was resolved, they were smiling. Beautiful illustrations.

The Cloud Spinner is an interesting picturebook about a boy who can create clothes from the clouds. This book will appeal to children because of when and where the story takes place. The illustrations add meaning to the text because they create the feeling that this story takes place a long time ago. Overall, this is a very good book.

I really like the different picture style in this book.

“There is still time”

“There is still time.”

I noticed that the hills have facial expression on almost every page depending on what is going on with the clouds.

I was immediately drawn into this book by the colors and soft edges. The colors are vibrant and fairly rich - this reminds me of royalty which is fitting when the king comes into the story. A beautiful story of a boy who loves what he does and cares for his village.

But the boy shook his head. “It would not be wise to have so many clothes made from this cloth. Your majesty does not need them.”

I‘m not sure if I‘ve ever seen illustrations like this before, they‘re very unique. It was interesting to see the author portray the children as being wise and the adults foolish.

Published in 2012 by Random House Children‘s Books. This book expressed many examples of repetition- from talking about the mother, to the description of the scarves and hats, to certain characters sayings. I really like the theme this book portrays, that actions have consequences, especially those of greed.