Catchpool, Michael The Cloud Spinner, illustrated by Alison
Jay. Knopf (Random), 2012. $17. PICTURE BOOK.
Content: G.
A little boy
weaves himself a head scarf and a neck scarf from the beauty of the clouds as
they pass his hilltop loom. When a
greedy king sees the scarves, he demands, scarves, caps, cloaks and dresses for
himself and his family – even if it means using up every cloud in the sky. Only the quiet little princess realizes
what hew father has done, as the land dries and turns to dust – and she knows
what she must do.
I admit it – as
soon as I saw Alison Jay’s illustrations, I snatched this one to read for myself. Her old-fashioned illustrations are a
perfect way to give Catchpool’s new fairytale a look that will make ti already
beloved. I bet some people who
read this will think that it was adapted froma forgotten Mother Goose story –
but it’s not!
EL (K-3) –
ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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