Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1978 · Est. 10 min read-aloud

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Written by Judi Barrett · Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Book #1 in the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs series

A town where the weather brings food instead of rain or snow faces a series of catastrophic events that threaten its survival.

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32 pages· 1,286 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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In the quirky town of Chewandswallow, meals fall from the sky like clockwork. But when the weather turns wild, food grows to monstrous sizes, threatening the townspeople's safety. As pancakes and hamburgers wreak havoc, the community must find a way to weather the storm or face being buried under their own meals. Will they find a solution before it's too late? Dive into this deliciously chaotic adventure where the forecast is anything but ordinary.

"We were all sitting around the big kitchen table. It was Saturday morning. Pancake morning."

— from the book

From the publisher

The beloved, bestselling tale of edible weather is brought to life! If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn’t it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you’d have no choice. What if you didn’t like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
1,286
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD730L
Themes & topics
Books about foodBooks about weatherBooks about rainBooks about cloudsBooks about towns
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.3
F&P level
~Q
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
5463
Publication
Published
August 1, 1978
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689306471

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