The Police Cloud

by Christoph Niemann

Book Overview

In this funny and tender picture book for the youngest child, a fluffy cloud gets a job (with the help of his friend the police helicopter) as a police officer. But no matter how hard he tries, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375839631
• ISBN13: 9780375839634
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

View from the FDNY

My 5 y.o. daughter brought this book home from the library, and after reading it to her last night I was laughing my patookus off. This book is sooo true. You see, I'm a firefighter and I work with a bunch of ex-cops-and they're all so much happier- it never does go the other way around. The primary moral of the story is all fine and well, but the execution takes on a deeper meaning if you are, or were a cop or firefighter. So here I am reviewing this book & buying a copy for my firehouse. Great stuff!! {possible insurance disclaimer: this does not apply in any way shape or form, intended or unintended to highway cops}

my kids love it

My kids - and their 4-,5-, and 6-year old friends - love the police cloud! This perky little character and his helicopter friend are just too cute. And I love the message behind the adventure: follow your dreams! What looks like a setback can turn out to be the solution to a problem!

A wonderful, beautiful book

This book is marvelous. Ingenious, funny, sweet and endearing. I loved it, the children in my family loved it, as did my older relatives! I recommend this book wholeheartedly for children of ages! Also, the illustrations are gorgeous--Christoph Niemann is simply brilliant.

sweet book with great illustrations

Police Cloud is a sweet book with fantastic colors and pictures. Both boys and girls will love this book. The cloud's friend, helicopter, helps get him a job as a police cloud- his dream come true. He tries and tries, but realizes he's not cut out for the job. His true calling is revealed at the end of the book and kids can't help but cheer for him. Between the pictures and plot, you will not tire of reading this cute story.

a book both you and your little ones will love!

THE POLICE CLOUD is a huge hit in our house, we've been reading it almost every night and for at least 10 minutes at a pop, pretty amazing considering the typical attention span of a not-quite two year old. And unlike my son's previous favorite, a book of cars/trucks/boats/etc which I finally had to hide because I couldn't stand having to read it night after night after night, I highly recommend this one as a book both kids AND parents will enjoy! It's so charming, sweet and smart and full of great details both visual -- the illustration of the angry parkgoers makes me laugh out loud every time -- and in the writing itself. My son loves pointing out the cloud's police hat, the helicopter, the part where the thief gets away (he yells "stop!" and points his finger at the burglar), the crash at the intersection ("oh no!"), the part where the cloud gets sad ("cloud crying!"), of course the arrival of the fire truck, and then the ending, with the smiling cloud ("cloud happy!"). He even loves the back cover, which he keeps flipping upside down (to make the overturned truck become right side up) and back again, over and over and over, laughing and exclaiming all the while. He is smitten, and so am I. This is our new favorite, hands down, and will be our standard birthday party gift for the under six set for a while to come.