"This uplifting inclusive fable celebrates the value and magic of neurodivergence through a wonderful little boy who can’t keep his feet on the ground — and why should he?"
February 2025 Debut of the Month
Written and illustrated by Greg Stobbs, Cloud Boy is a soul-stirring beaut of a book that will chime with little ones who struggle to find their feet in a world that all-too often overlooks imaginative magic, and thinking differently.
While Bobby tries his very best to pay attention, he’s forever distracted from one thing to the next, and who can blame him? “Ooh, a snail! Ooh! A very smelly smell! — the world is simply full of fascinating phenomena. Bobby’s brilliant imagination also sees him ponder all manner of big questions that trigger chains of thought, and have him floating higher and higher, “the more he imagined”.
Though Bobby first thinks he wants to be like everyone else, and his friends and family rally round to help him keep his feet on the ground, it turns out that isn’t the answer. Being held back and tethered down just isn’t who Bobby is.
Radiant with empathy, the story sees Bobby’s loved ones learn that they need to “see what it’s like to be him”, rather than him always having to try to be like them. Perfectly-pitched, Cloud Boy shows how the world is a far more magical place when we take the time to truly understand one another.
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When Bobby gets distracted, he starts to float. Everyone tries to help him, but there are so many sights and sounds and smells which draw his attention away from everyday things. Bobby would like to concentrate like his friends, but it's very hard, so his family and friends come up with all sorts of clever plans. But a string tied around Bobby's ankle just makes him feel empty inside.
In this uplifting story, Bobby's friends and family might just learn that the best way to understand Bobby to think a bit like him. A positive fable that celebrates the value of neurodivergence.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cloud Boy and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Cloud Boy features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND), Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Picture storybooks, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Cloud Boy is available in Paperback
Cloud Boy was written by Greg Stobbs and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Cloud Boy has 32 pages
£7.19
