Happiness is a Cloud

Description

Join Harry at the beach! Look up to the clouds and what do you see? A delightful, lyrical tale of the emotions that family love, mindfulness and imagination can inspire! Harry and his father and their dog, Jasper, spend a day together at the beach observing the ever-changing shapes of the clouds. Harry sees different shapes and gives each cloud an emotion. 'That cloud is angry'. 'That cloud is happy'. 'That cloud is lonely'. He watches as the clouds slowly drift across the sky and transform. Harry shows us that emotions are like clouds. They change shape and roll by. He feels overwhelmed with a feeling and watches it change and drift out of view. Some days are wonderful, filled with sunlight, inviting us to play outside. Other days are cloudy and stormy... but the sun will always return to brighten our day!

Robert Vescio lives in Sydney and his children's picture books include, Marlo Can Fly (Wombat Books) listed on the 2015 NSW Premier's Reading Challenge, No Matter Who We're With (IP Kidz) Jack and Mia (Wombat Books) and Barnaby and the Lost Treasure of Bunnyville (2016, Big Sky). Many of his short stories have been published in anthologies such as Packed Lunch, Short and Twisted, Charms Vol. 1 and The School Magazine. Robert has also won awards for his children's writing including First Place in the 2012 Marshall Allan Hill Children's Writing Competition and Highly Commended in the 2011 Marshall Allan Hill Children's Writing Competition.