Customer Reviews

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

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This is a funny book with an imaginative concept--the people of the town CHEWANDSWALLOW eats what drops from the sky--orange juice rain, pancakes floating down, hamburgers on a stormy day. The climate goes awry and the people set sail on stale bread boats to move to a world where food is bought in the supermarket. The illustrations are very funny, moving from line drawings in black and white to lovely colored illustrations as the fantasy story begins. This story appeals to a wide range of ages, from 3 to 7 or 8. The text would be challenging for a first grade reader but the concept appeals to pre-schoolers as well as older kids.

I remember this book coming out when I was in primary school and it made one of the most lasting impressions to my memory. After trying to remember what the name of it was, I was much delighted that doing a search for "Food Weather" yielded the answer I had long ago forgotten.

This book is a wonderful little story about a "made up" town and its peculiar weather patterns. The illustrations are wondefully rendered (the giant donuts were what I remembered most vividly) and the story is just right for beinning readers.

I truly enjoyed this book as a child and I look forward to teaching my son to read this one. Yummy.

This book is one of the most amusing kid's story I've ever read. The author must have had a double dose of imagination when she wrote this little gem. While I liked the old black-and-white illustrations, these new colored ones are simply awesome.

What sounds like a lot of fun to the kids in the town of Chewandswallow (food raining from the sky) actually turns out rather distrastrous! A hilarious, unforgettable adventure!

There's something to be said for the good ol' supermarket, after all.

But RFY (read for yourself)! I guarantee this book will "rain" smiles and laughs down on you. It certainly beats raining cats and dogs! I loooooooove it ... as do my grandchildren!

For kids of ALL ages, including grandparents and politicians!

I came to review this book because out the hundreds of picture books I read as a child, this remains my favourite. I still love it!

It is the kind of book you re-read to study the pictures in more detail. Children can easily add their own imagination to what kinds of food would fall from the sky. As a child, I was never sure that Chew-and-swallow did not exist somewhere in the world...

i GENRALLY GIVE RATINGS OF 666 STARS TO MY FAVORITE ALBUMS (MOST OF THEM BEING METAL I FIND IT APPROPRIATE) BUT FOR THIS BOOK I MUST MAKE IT PAINFULLY APPARENT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF FICTION AND ILLUSTRAION EVER PLACED BETWEEN A FRONT AND BACK COVER.
A GRANDFATHER TELLS HIS GRANDCHILDREN THE STORY OF THE ILLFATED TOWN OF CHEWANDSWALLOW, LOCATED IN A REIGION WITH SOME BIZZARRE WEATHER. HALF THE BOOK SHOWS THE TOWN THRIVING, WITH IT'S RROFLESS RESTAURANTS AND PIE IN THE SKY COMING DOWN. THE LATTER HALF IS THE DOWNFALL OF CHEWANDSWALLOW, WHERE PANDEMONIUM IS THE FORECAST AND A RAIN OF TERROR AND PEASOUP FOG, DRIVES IT'S RESIDENTS FAR AWAY ON BOATS OF BREAD.
THE STORY ITSELF IS PURE GENIUS AND THE ILLUSTRAIONS ARE LIKE NO OTHER BOOK I CAN RECALL. IM GOING TO GO TO MY PARENTS HOUSE TONIGHT AND FIND IT.

No other words than BUY this book are necessary here. I am now a mom of 2 wonderful kids and to this day, this is still my favorite book. It is wonderful for children and also teaches valuable lessons.

As many other people, I read this book when I was younger (well, my mother read it to me). My family is very food oriented so me and my brother LOVED this interesting story about one of our favorite things. The pictures are beautifully done, none of that big bubbly neon drawings found in many childrens' books. The story kept me interested for 2 reasons: 1. It was about food. Any story about food can do no wrong. and 2. It keeps you guessing just how the people of Chewandswallow will survive. It is a great read, for just about anyone. Even if your child is too young to understand the story, they will love looking at the pictures of huge pieces of food falling from the sky. A must read for anyone looking for a unique and creative story.

I first read this book a long time ago, when I was 7 or 8. I loved the unique idea, the descriptive, detailed and often funny pictures, and the flow of the story. Now, 8 years later, I still love this book and read it often. I reccomend it for everybody, whether you're still a "young reader" or not.

The town of Chewandswallow is a wonderful place to live. No one has to cook because the food, like manna to the children of Israel, falls from the sky. The weather report is the daily menu.

I read this book to my oldest two children 10 years ago. It is one that left a mark on them and further fueled their love of reading. I couldn't wait for my younger two to be old enough to hear it. We read it for the first time last night and they loved it. I can tell this is going to be a favorite of theirs as well.

The copy I checked out at the library was published in 1978. I hope that one day soon, they republish the book and make the illustrations more vivid.

This was one of my Top-10 favorite books as a child. I cant tell you how many times I read it. The illustrations are great; very similar in many ways to Tony Millionaire's work (Maakies and Sock Monkey).

If you're looking for a childrens' book as a gift, buy Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. In fact, next time I go to my parents house, I'm digging it out of the attic.