The Cloud Spinner - Hardcover

Catchpool, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375870113 ISBN 13: 9780375870118

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

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....

About this title

Product Description:

The Cloud Spinner "Originally published in slightly different form as Cloth from the clouds by Gullane Children's Books, London, in 2012"--Copyright p. Full description

Review:

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2012:
"There are definitely lessons about taking only what you need, about care for the needs of others and about listening to what is unsaid, but they are fully inside the story and only add to the pleasure."

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0375870113
• ISBN 13: 9780375870118
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32