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Erin absolutely loves her cloud babies and sharing them with her dad because it's usually something they can bond over. When she gets sick, Erin has to spend some time in the Children's Hospital. Even though they're apart, she and her dad can still see the same cloud babies. However, when it's time to leave and return to her normal class, the game of cloud babies seems too childish. Her school friends are very different from her hospital friends so Erin finds herself torn between the two. She must learn how to be friends with everyone while still doing the things she loves.

CLOUD BABIES is an emotional picture book about how hard it can be to have to stay in a hospital as a child. Not all children go through this, but it brings awareness to the ones that do. Inspiration is a powerful weapon to help someone get through hard times and that is exactly what Erin's Cloud Babies are to her. All she has to do is look up and there's a magical world waiting to be discovered. The illustrations are adorable and I love how black lines help children to see the animals in the way Erin does. In the back of the book, the author talks more about hospitalized children and how visitors can always help to brighten their day.


Final Verdict: I would recommend CLOUD BABIES to Children's hospitals, for those children who may have siblings that are sick, or just to raise awareness of different things others may be going through. It's a heart-warming story about searching for the good no matter how much bad surrounds you.