A heart-warming story of friendship and courage from exciting new debut picture book illustrator, Jana Curll. Mountain and Cloud are the BEST of friends. They do everything together! When an enormous storm blows Cloud far, far away, theyre lost without each other.

Can the two friends face their fears and find their way back to one another? This positive picture book is a useful story to share with children who are experiencing being separated from friends, parents or carers when starting nursery or school for the first time.

• Publisher : Ladybird (4 April 2024)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 32 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0241598265
• ISBN-13 : 978-0241598269
• Reading age : 3 5 years
• Dimensions : 24.9 x 0.4 x 25 cm

About the Author

Jana (she/her) is a childrens illustrator based on the rainy west coast of Canada and is grateful to live on the traditional lands of the shshlh Nation. Inspired by the creatures and environment of the local rainforests and the ocean, she spends her spare time wandering rocky beaches and sipping obnoxiously strong coffee.

Review

Mountain and Cloud is a beautiful little story about friendship and facing fears and worries head on! Mountain and Cloud are great friends and spend all their time together;
Mountain depends on Cloud and Cloud depends on Mountain. All is fine until the two become separated. Cloud is lost and Mountain is bereft without his special friend!
However, the two persevere and are eventually reunited, proving to each other that they can weather a storm, cope alone and are even capable of making other friends too! An ideal text for junior infants 2nd class, this simple text is a wonderful entry point for discussions on big feelings, big worries and friendship. Beautifully illustrated, with a poignant plot, this text makes for a warm, meaningful and memorable read. Clara Fiorentini Claras Corner May 2024