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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

by Judith Barrett

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Publisher Comments:

The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast lunch and dinner.

But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers.

Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. the town was a mess and the people feared for their lives.

Something had to be done, and in a hurry.

Synopsis:

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Synopsis:

The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast lunch and dinner.

But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers.

Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. the town was a mess and the people feared for their lives.

Something had to be done, and in a hurry.

About the Author

Judi Barrett's many children's books include the award-winning Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House and Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, as well as the exciting sequel to this book, Pickles to Pittsburgh.

Most of her days are filled with dreaming up ideas for more books, but she also writes freelance book reviews and teaches art to young children.

Her brownstone in Brooklyn is filled with lots of antiques, tons of plants and a refrigerator full of good things to eat.

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stephlynn29, September 12, 2009 (view all comments by stephlynn29)
This is the most brilliant book for children! I read it at least 20 times in one year all through elementary. It was my favorite, it captures the short attention span of a child to read it. The story is all so surreal that you get lost in in. It's truly the best and I recommend it to everyone young and old. I'm still looking for it to have as my own.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689306471
ill.:
Barrett, Ron
Author:
Barrett, Ron
Author:
Barrett, Judi
Publisher:
Atheneum Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Nature & the Natural World
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Food
Subject:
Weather
Subject:
Food -- Fiction.
Subject:
Weather -- Fiction.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
B221
Series Volume:
3
Publication Date:
August 1978
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
8.84x10.12x.28 in. .66 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
4-8

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