Sport On! – No Flying No Tights
Cloud Pet returns in a second assortment of fan and media-based adventures. This assortment focuses on varied sorts of gaming. In the primary journey, “Cloud Pet and the S-Tier Video games,” Cloud Pet and her good friend Berry Rose likes to play a easy farming sport, Valley of Runes. Jack makes enjoyable of their sport, insisting that solely “S-Tier” video games, like these he and his brother play, are value taking part in. It takes some light steering from her mother and associates earlier than Cloud Pet can study to get pleasure from what she likes with out worrying about what different individuals like. Jack learns some classes about being a good friend – and being trustworthy—as properly. This journey has 9 chapters and is the principle focus of the e book. It’s adopted by two brief adventures, each that includes Berry Rose, first in a Stay Motion Position Taking part in (LARPing) sport after which with all their associates taking part in Valley of Runes.
Miller’s colourful art work is entrance and middle, creating distinctive fantasy characters—Cloud Pet is a fluffy white cross between a cloud and a canine, Berry Rose is a teddy-unicorn with wings, Jack is a jackalope, and Mossquatch is a huge, moss-covered boulderand depicting them appearing in plausible, child-appropriate methods. This quantity consists of the character—s in a number of new settings, from video video games to reside motion. Within the video video games, the display screen pictures are proven in lighter, pastel shades with simplified, barely pixelated backgrounds to distinguish them from “actual life.” Extra characters present up within the LARPing journey, which occurs open air, with a number of alternatives for enjoyable costumes and colourful landscapes.
The colourful settings, quirky characters, and enjoyable adventures all encapsulate varied social-emotional studying alternatives with the general lesson being much like that of the primary quantity – everybody will get to get pleasure from issues in their very own method! Berry Rose steps outdoors her consolation zone and finds that others will respect her want for construction so she will be able to have enjoyable, however in return she must allow them to play in their very own methods as properly. Jack learns to not play imply tips on his associates, even when they finish properly, and Mossquatch will get a bit of extra confidence which every new journey. Cloud Pet; bouncy, excited, and enthusiastic, learns to face on her personal whereas nonetheless being sort to her associates and on the finish all the youngsters are higher associates for having discovered extra about one another, apologized for his or her errors, and tried new issues.
Whereas the primary e book isn’t essential to learn the second title, it does introduce the final forged of characters and clarify how their world works. Youthful elementary faculty college students are the prime viewers for this, particularly those that love video video games and different fandoms, however even older children will benefit from the colourful artwork and goofy, candy tales.
Cloud Pet: Sport On!
By Kelly Leigh Miller
Simon & Schuster Atheneum, 2025
ISBN: 9781665932158
NFNT Age Advice: Simple Readers (5-9), Center Grade (7-11)
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