Reviewed by annieb123 on
My Head in the Clouds is a young reader (K-1st grade) rhyming book by Danielle Chaperon, with illustrations by Josée Bisaillon. Originally released in French in 2017, the English translation is due out 8th Oct 2019 by Orca Books. It's 32 pages and will be available in hardcover format.
This is a charmingly illustrated book with a whimsical retro vibe. Each of the full double page color illustrations has a hunt&find object hidden on it (a hat, shirt, coat, swimsuit, etc). The places that the girl in the story visits are all real world destinations and could be used to further conversations about all the places we can visit. There are questions to stimulate further discussion on the last page.
The accompanying text is in couplet rhyme. The translation is rough and there are a fair number of problems with scansion.
This would make a fun read-to-me selection or library/classroom reading circle read, with the codicil that the rhyming and meter are uneven. Finding the lost object on each page will make an enjoyable activity for even the youngest readers.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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- 17 August, 2019: Reviewed