The Police Cloud - Hardcover

Niemann, Christoph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375839631 ISBN 13: 9780375839634

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2007

Synopsis

In this funny and tender picture book for the youngest child, a fluffy cloud gets a job (with the help of his friend the police helicopter) as a police officer. But no matter how hard he tries, the qualities that make him a cloud seem to get in the way of his duties. He blocks the sun at the park instead of helping people and obscures traffic at an intersection instead of directing it. Upset, the cloud starts to cry. And it's his streaming tears—which inadvertently put out a fire in a burning building—that lead him to his true calling in life: as a firefighter!

About this title

Review:

From the time he was a small puff, the cloud protagonist of Christoph Niemann's The Police Cloud has dreamed of becoming a police officer. With some pull from a helicopter friend, the cloud gets his wish and dons the coveted big blue hat. He starts his first day of work with great enthusiasm. Unfortunately, some folks just aren't cut out to be defenders of the law. The well-meaning clouds blunders one assignment after another, obscuring the vision and light of everyone he tries to help. Alas! Is there no profession just right for this good-hearted cloud?

In his first picture book, New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann captures the oh-so-ardent wish power of childhood, and sweetly demonstrates the fact that although everyone can't do everything, everyone can do something. Niemann's bold, striking illustrations will appeal to readers of all ages, especially the very youngest. --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Christoph Niemann's illustrations have frequently appeared on the cover of the New Yorker, and have also graced the pages of the New York Times and Atlantic Monthly. The Police Cloud is Niemann's first picture book. He lives in Berlin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0375839631
• ISBN 13: 9780375839634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40