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(More customer reviews)The clouds gathered together in the sky to display their strength and unity, but Little Cloud didn't want to join in. She poof! . . . went off by herself, not "wanting to blend into a group and lose her freedom, not wanting to frighten the earth" with peals of thunder and claps of lightning. She drifted over the mountain tops and flitted like the butterfly over the colorful flowers. The landscape was beautiful but she was somehow dissatisfied with her life and began to dream of other things. Little Cloud wanted to touch the earth, to "skip in the snow," dance in the waves and rest her head in the flowers.
When the night fell, she continued to dream until someone gently prodded her awake. Whooosh! Whooosh! Little Cloud was soon looking into the eyes of Lady Wind, who quickly gathered her into her arms and "raced across the sky." They encountered a fierce storm, but she warned Little Cloud not to be afraid. Through the night and in between the storms they "dodged knives of lightning, bumped into mountaintops poking through the dark, jumped over ocean waves reaching up to grab them." Little Cloud, exhausted from fear, finally fell asleep in Lady Wind's arms. Was there a lesson that Lady Wind had to teach her little protégé to show her how she would fit in with the world?
This heartwarming, sweeping tale assures young children that we all have a special place in the world. Inspired by Aesop's fable, "The Bundle of Sticks," this story has a nice, subtle way of telling the young child that he or she is very special even if they don't quit fit in with the rest of the crowd and march to their own drummer. The beautifully rendered illustrations pull the story along very nicely. It somehow had a nice nostalgic feel to it that I felt very drawn to. If you want a touching tale that has a "lesson" to impart for your circle or story time, this would be the perfect choice!
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