Episode 19 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

In lieu of a famous Thanksgiving picture book (which does not exist) Betsy and Kate decide a good way to go would be to do something food-related. And what's more foodie than food falling from the sky? This one is easy since it had a film of the same name. It's remembered . . . sorta. Due to its length it isn't really performed in storytimes, and affection for it has more to do with nostalgia than anything else. Or is it fantastic? A little gem we've all ignored? The sisters tackle the book head on and find some surprising results.

- This Minh Le post on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs may be 10 years old, but it's just as fresh and clear as it was back in the day: http://www.bottomshelfbooks.com/2007/02/cloudy-with-chance-of-meatballs_11.html

- Giant Jam Sandwich! Betsy says "mosquitoes" but it was flies, right? Or was it wasps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiv4AbrRsww

-Read the #75 post on the Top 100 Picture Books Poll: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/05/21/top-100-picture-books-75-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-by-judi-barrett-illustrated-by-ron-barrett/

- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUaKcFI4BZY

- Accident by Andrea Tsurumi has a very similar tone to this book: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2017/07/07/review-of-the-day-accident-by-andrea-tsurumi-2/

- For the full Show Notes, visit http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2017/11/13/fuse-8-n-kate-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-by-judi-barrett-and-ron-barrett/