Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
AuthorJudi Barrett
IllustratorRon Barrett
Cover artistRon Barrett
GenreFantasy, Children's picture book
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
August 1, 1978
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN0-689-30647-4
Followed byPickles to Pittsburgh 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperbacks. It is now published by Simon & Schuster.[1] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".[2] It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.[3]

A sequel, Pickles to Pittsburgh, was published in 1997 by Atheneum Books; a hardcover edition followed in 2009. A second sequel, Planet of the Pies, was published on August 27, 2013.[4]

  1. ^ "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: About The Book"
  2. ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). "Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results". School Library Journal "A Fuse #8 Production" blog. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3: Planet of the Pies: Judi Barrett, Isidre Mones: 9781442490277: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 1442490276.