Kumo: The Bashful Cloud -- Kyo Maclear, Hardcover

The uplifting journey of a bashful cloud (kumo in Japanese) who discovers the rewards of feeling seen.

Kumo is a cloud whose only wish is to float unseen. When she's assigned cloud duty for the day, she feels overwhelmed by self-doubt and her fear of being noticed. But after learning that closing your eyes isn't a good solution to your troubles, Kumo pulls her fluff together and does her duties -- drifting, releasing rain and providing shelter -- meeting some new friends along the way and inspiring the imagination (and capturing the heart) of a small daydreamer like her.

Kyo Maclear's sweetly humorous and lyrical parable about shyness, vividly brought to life by Nathalie Dion's ethereal illustrations, is an affirmation of the pleasures of community and the confidence that can arise from friendship and visibility.

Author: Kyo Maclear
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 09/13/2022
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 12.05h x 9.06w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780735267282
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/15/2022 pg. 1