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Cloud Babies

By Eoin Colfer

Illustrated by Chris Judge

From Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl, comes a truly compelling, empathy-building book based on real life events in illustrator Chris Judge's own life.

Erin’s favourite game is spotting animals in the clouds with her mum and dad – everything from foxes and polar bears to little rabbits! She calls them her 'cloud babies'. One day, Erin falls very ill. She has to spend a long time in hospital but she still manages to find comfort and joy in spying cloud babies through the windows with her new hospital friends. When Dr Bernadette tells Erin that even though there would still be some "hospital days", she can now go home, she is so excited. But being back at school is not at all what she expected. So much has changed. Erin must reconcile the comforting, safe world she has built for herself inside the hospital with the world outside that has now become unfamiliar to her. But with her Mum and Dad’s love and guidance, and with the support of her school teacher and friends, Erin realizes that by sharing her world, and her cloud babies, she will find happiness in being herself once more. Sensitively told and vibrantly brought to life on the page, this is a truly powerful source of guidance, acknowledgement and, ultimately, comfort.

Categories: Picture Books

For readers aged: 5+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9781529502671
  • Published: 06 Oct 2022
  • Price: £12.99
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  • Size: 288 x 248 mm
  • Pages: 40

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'From two of our best children’s writers and illustrators, Eoin Colfer and Chris Judge, this beautiful book reminds us all to take a moment to enjoy the wonder of our skies and our children’s imaginations. Buy a copy, read it in a garden or park, and spend some time looking up, to find your own cloud babies.' Sunday Times, “The 60 children’s books you should buy this Christmas as chosen by the booksellers of Ireland”

'Two giants of Irish children’s books come together to create this engaging story […] The illustrations, inspired by Judge’s A Daily Cloud Instagram page which he started during the Covid lockdowns, are wonderfully atmospheric and will make any reader smile.' Children's Book Highlights, Irish Independent

'This touching picture-book account of imagination, illness and recovery draws on Judge's own experience of supporting a child through treatment for leukaemia.' the Guardian, “Children and teens roundup”

'featured in The School Librarian's list of "Editor's Picks for empathy"' The School Librarian

'The clever cloud illustrations will make any reader smile.' Irish Independent, 56 cracking reads to keep kids entertained this Christmas

'This book is helping to redefine what it means to produce a picturebook. The “cloud babies” are a combination of skyline photographs and imaginative illustrations by Judge. […] It is an important book which will be undoubtedly a great comfort to children and families facing similar difficulties.' Books Ireland

'It is sure to encourage readers to take a moment to find their own cloud babies in the sky.' Books of 2022, Irish Examiner

'[…] beautiful and meaningful book.' RTE.ie, "10 best Irish children's books of 2022"

'This story is written with great warmth and sensitivity by Eoin Colfer […] Chris Judge’s art is a skillful fusion of photographic images and vibrant illustration [...] and the end result is an uplifting book that offers great help and comfort both to children faced with illness and to the adults who share their lives. I would love to see Cloud Babies in all children’s hospital wards and doctors’ surgeries.' Red Reading Hub

'featured in the Irish Examiner books roundup' Irish Examiner

'Featured in Pen & Inc Autumn/Winter 2022 listings, highlighting the best in diversity and inclusion in children's books.' Pen & Inc

'This is surely a book that should be found in all children’s hospitals and schools around the world.' Books for Keeps

'A touching and sensitively written book. […] This is a powerful text which will allow children to build empathy, introducing the concept of helping others around you who may be struggling. It is also a great tool for teaching young children about mental health and supporting their own well-being and that of their friends. […] Fundamentally inspiring, this work would affirm any child’s experiences of going through a similar situation to Lucy.' Early Years Educator

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