A fine and quick read. I enjoyed the message about social responsibility. Never too soon to begin teaching children about their responsibility to the world and others.
The world of Chewandswallow with the popcorn snow and a lake that smells like breakfast and food rain was quite the dream and a bit of a nod to Willie Wonka, no?
I think what I liked most about Barrett's work was the illustrations. They were great but gave an illusion that this was a mere children's book, and while it is I found the text on each page to be substantial. This is one of the best ways to get the young reader reading a bit more -- I imagine they don't even realize they are doing it as the illustrations draw them in.
A cute little story that would be a great start to a lesson about social responsibility.

Very cute and original for a sequel. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is still a classic to me.

I love Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, and I have never read this book, which is the sequel, and I was drawn to it. The book was a lot like the first book, full of great descriptions and great pictures that match the text. In fact, I loved both of these books because the descriptions are really great. Each food item has great descriptors including colors, textures, sizes, and even how they taste.

The illustrations match the text, which creates a better feel for the story. Specifically, the pictures match the words that describe the foods and so much more. Students could easily spend a lot of time on each page observing the types of things that were happening in teach picture throughout the city.

I was probably most drawn to the creativity of the author for this book. Just like the first one, it is a fun and creative idea filled with foods and descriptive words that children would find entertaining. Also, this is a book that sparks imagination in any child.

I read children's books differently now, thinking of how I can use each book in the classroom. With this book, I would love to do a unit on descriptive writing. There are a ton of books that would be great for descriptive writing, and this one is included in that. Children can write about all the food they see on each page, specifically on page 13. This page shows the entire town covered in various foods from the recent weather. The amount of material children would have to write about would be endless. Using descriptive words to describe this town, each child would have a great piece of descriptive writing.

Spinning off of descriptive writing, this is a great book just to expand the imagination of a child. It is fun and extremely creative! I recommend this book to any parent for reading enjoyment for their children, but I also recommend this book to any teacher teaching descriptive writing.

Nice sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
I really enjoyed all the fun places they got to go to,
And all the oversized food!