Book Details

Sidney the Lonely Cloud by Tim Hopgood
Published by Flyaway Books on 10/18/2022
Genres: Children's Picture Book
Format: eBook, Hardcover
Pages: 40

Sidney only wants to make people smile. But instead, everyone says, "I wish that cloud would go away!"

Searching for a friendly face, the lonely cloud drifts for days before finally arriving in a hot, dry land—where everyone welcomes just what Sidney has to offer.

Sidney’s search for belonging affirms that we all have valuable gifts to share and that a new perspective may be all we need to discover our place in the world.

Source: NetGalley, Received from the author or publisher for review.

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My thoughts on Sidney the Lonely Cloud

Sidney, the Lonely Cloud, is a children’s picture book with a message.

Synopsis:

Sidney, the raincloud, wants to look down and see smiling, happy faces. Unfortunately, most people shoo him away. They don’t want any rain on their activities, making Sidney sad.

He travels far and wide, trying to find a place to welcome him. Crossing over the ocean causes him to swell to an even bigger size.

When he finally comes to an arid, dry land, the creatures below welcome his shade and cooling rains.

My thoughts:

The message of finding your place and your people is quite essential. While the story “could” lead kids to think they should give up on where they are, the message of finding your best place to fit in is vital for all ages.

The book is meant for very your readers, so they aren’t ready for lessons that are too complex. In its simplicity, Sidney sends valuable lessons we all need. For little ones, persistence, finding your happy place, and hope need to be consistently reinforced.

An adult might even use this story to start teaching environmental science and ecology principles.

I think this book is a good fit for early readers, daycares, and preschools.

I received a digital copy of the book from NetGalley or the author/publisher to review. This is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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About Tim Hopgood

Tim Hopgood is an award-winning illustrator and author of books for children including the international best-seller What a Wonderful World, the hugely successful Wow! Said the Owl (recently adapted for the stage by Little Angel Theatre, London), and the award-winning Fabulous Frogs written by Martin Jenkins. His books have been translated into over twenty different languages.

Born and raised in England, Hopgood studied graphic design, specialising in illustration, at Kingston Polytechnic and then established a career as a graphic designer and art director. Recently he has combined his love of music with his love of drawing to produce a series of picture books based on classic songs - What a Wonderful World, Walking in a Winter Wonderland, Moon River, and Singing in the Rain which received a starred Kirkus review and was named a Publishers’ Association Best Book of 2017.

2021 sees the publication of Hopgood’s first own non-fiction title My Big Book of Outdoors, a large format gift book which celebrates the wonder of each season (Walker Books, Candlewick Studio) publishing summer 2021 in the UK and spring 2022 in the US. Also due for publication in the US is Loving Kindness (Henry Holt) written by New York Times best-selling author Deborah Underwood.

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