I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Great, bright pictures. A fun storyline that kids will enjoy.

A bright and lively book that is great to read to your littles. You can travel the world without leaving the comfort of your own home!

It was a bit slow for me, though maybe the intended audience would be more entertained. The rhyming was a bit hit or miss with an unsteady rhythm. The artwork was creative and colourful which helped but as for the book as a whole I found it a bit slow, unexciting and not a strong attention keeper.

The cover of My Head in the Clouds shows off the whimsy that awaits readers within the pages (and perhaps a hint at some silliness in store as well). Youngsters will delight in joining the rollicking journey of the adventurous--albeit forgetful--heroine of this story.

First of all, I love that the book is told in rhyme--one of the greatest devices for ensuring that one reads with enthusiasm and rhythm (one just cannot read poetry without expression!). This book is the antidote for boredom as children will giggle their way past a gingham-pant wearing wolf, a swimsuit wearing mountain climber, suitcase carrying camel, and a taxi-riding Lady Liberty! All around the globe, there are sights to see (and things to lose--oh my!) on every page.

The bright and lively illustrations provide so much to entertain readers--whether discovering landmarks or trying to find the lost item hiddens somewhere on the page. For some educational extensions, older readers may want to research more about the locations and find them on a world map. The author has a few helpful notes at the back to get children started.

The book would also be a great read aloud for a language class offering examples of rhyming verse as well as figurative language and idioms (starting with the title). Teachers could have children try their hand at writing their own adventures taking the main character to new places. Teachers can encourage problem solving with children by discussing what to do when you've lost your smile, courage is in short supply, or you are facing fears (as our herioine does!).

Art educators will also find this book a great resource. Children can be encouraged to try their hand at drawing their favorite page in the book by trying to copy the style and layout. Discussion about use of color and texture to help tell a story would also be excellent uses for this book.

Not merely a book, My Head in the Clouds is an experience best enjoyed on the lap of a parent, sibling, or grandparent. Musical children may even enjoy trying to put the rhyme to music adding one more dimension to this delightful book!

Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of My Head in the Clouds through NetGalley for the purpose of review. No other compensation was received.

My Head in the Clouds is a young reader (K-1st grade) rhyming book by Danielle Chaperon, with illustrations by Josée Bisaillon. Originally released in French in 2017, the English translation is due out 8th Oct 2019 by Orca Books. It's 32 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

This is a charmingly illustrated book with a whimsical retro vibe. Each of the full double page color illustrations has a hunt&find object hidden on it (a hat, shirt, coat, swimsuit, etc). The places that the girl in the story visits are all real world destinations and could be used to further conversations about all the places we can visit. There are questions to stimulate further discussion on the last page.

The accompanying text is in couplet rhyme. The translation is rough and there are a fair number of problems with scansion.

This would make a fun read-to-me selection or library/classroom reading circle read, with the codicil that the rhyming and meter are uneven. Finding the lost object on each page will make an enjoyable activity for even the youngest readers.

Four stars.

My Head in the Clouds by Danielle Chaperon id the story about a funny, forgetful lady who travels around the world. The story was told in rhyme which I found quite stilted. It did not flow well and as I was reading this to my grandchildren, I was not able to get into a cadence as the rhythm kept changing. Besides that, it was a good book. It is a story of this lady traveling around the world looking for things she has lost or misplaced. It is funny and the illustrations are amazing. They are beautiful, colourful, whimsical and full of action. Josée Bisaillon uses a multi media approach to her illustrations using cut paper, water colour, pastel, pencil and digital collage to bring the words to life. We spent a lot of time talking about what we saw in the illustrations as well as trying to find what the lady is looking for. Of course there is also geography and famous landmarks such as the Taj Mahal, Venice and Mount Everest. The back of the book then prompts the reader to go back into the book for a scavenger hunt. My grandson was not that interested in the poem/story, but loved the illustrations. Perhaps he is just a bit too young for this one. I think this would be a great addition to a school library.

While I found the rhymes rather forced and the basic premise uninteresting and a bit confusing, the fascinating pictures saved this book. They are creative, active and beautiful. I wish the book had a map marking the location of the places mentioned. Review based on an ARC from NetGalley.

As I was just approved for this title recently, I don't understand why it's already archived? Still, here's my review.

My Head in the Clouds is a storytime adventure that uses the theme of travel and lost belongings along the way to tell a story full of rhyme. The illustrations are beautiful. The story promotes creativity and imagination while also be informative and sparking discussion about different destinations around the globe. A bonus at the end prompts a reread and a scavenger hunt. 📚🌏

Thank you to Netgalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with a review copy.

Told in verse, a story of a forgetful lady traveling around the world. The rhyming verse was charming and the illustrations lovely. It was a bit over my four year old's head, but would be great for a little older child. Maybe starting around 6. A great opportunity to talk about geography and certain places in the world with a little humor mixed in.

My Head in the Clouds. A book about travelling without leaving home. The main character is funny and flawed with her forgetfulness and I liked how relatable she was as a kid.

The rhyming flowed nicely and it was fun to search each page for the missing items among the beautiful illustrations.

Have you ever come home from a vacation missing things you brought with you? I certainly have. I still haven’t a clue what happened to my favourite pair of yoga pants I took on vacation never to be seen again. My Head in the Clouds explores this phenomenon while taking the reader on a journey around the world. Part Around the World in 80 Days filled with the most whimsical and lyrical rhyming text, this book is one that will keep your head in the cloud for days.

Originally published in French under the title Ma tête en l'air by Fonfon, this gorgeous book is now accessible to a whole new group of readers written by Danielle Chapman and translated by Sophie B. Watson. Throughout the story we journey all over the world, from Montreal to the Taj Mahal, from Venice to Mount Everest and all destinations in between. The lovely poetic words roll off the reader’s tongue making My Head in the Clouds perfect for sharing out loud.

Josée Bisaillon’s illustrations bring this lovely poem/story to life. As always, her pictures are so full of colour and life and so detailed you will come back to the story again and again each time discovering something new. Josée Bisaillon uses a multi media approach to her illustrations using cut paper, water colour, pastel, pencil and digital collage to bring the words to life. Her whimsical illustrative style was the perfect choice for this poem. You will be captivated!

You may notice while reading that she has cleverly hidden all of the forgotten objects somewhere in the illustrations like a scavenger hunt. If you don’t quite notice it the back of the book prompts you to go back and find all of the lost things. What a fun little surprise to the story to keep readers and listeners engaged and returning to read and re-read.

Another feature I love is the little tidbits of non-fiction information provided at the end of the book about some of the places featured in the story. I love learning new things so having a little section to give me more to know about the different places featured in the story will always win me over

A lovely picture book adaptation that is engaging with lovely lines and story arc. I would definitely recommend this title to my students and my friends!

In the words of my 7-year-old son, "My Head in the Clouds was THE BEST!"

A great read, with beautiful illustrations, fun rhyming, world travel, and silly humor. We, most especially my 11-year-old, loved the fun facts at the end! What a fun idea!

Will be buying a physical copy of this when it comes out, maybe a few copies for friends too. We really enjoyed this one!

Cute book. I like how it introduces the reader to various places around the world. I am not sure about the story itself. As a teacher I love kids books, but I got bored halfway through the book and skipped to the end. It didn't keep me interested or amused.

I received an electronic ARC from Orca Book Publishers through NetGalley.
Explore various places around the world with this intrepid young girl. Along the way, she loses many things. Chaperon tells the story in one long poem told from the girl's perspective. The lost items are visible to readers somewhere on the page where they're mentioned. Readers can interact with the book and find the items. Chaperon also provides informative text about each location at the end of the book.
Smooth flowing poem that draws readers in and allows them to interact with the story by finding the missing items.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited about this one to have an imaginative fun story that could connect with or kick off a geography or social studies related unit. I think this could work.

The rhyming story is okay and fun, the hide and seek features on each page are cute, but its really the art that carries this and is the winning aspect for me.

I really like the concept of a daydreamer curious woman leaving things all over the world .. I think I was hoping for a bit more but it was still cute and like I said the art is the win!

What a lovely book. The book was vibrant and colorful. It was like playing I spy along with the words. The writing is like a poem with rhyming stanzas which helps young readers.

I want to thank #netgalley for giving me a copy of #MyHeadInTheClouds to review. I enjoyed the illustrations in the book and trying to find each item that was lost. My critique is that I wish more information about each place was given. I guess it's not a bad thing when you want more of a book to be written. That means it was good.

The illustrations for this book are beautiful but I was confused by the story. I wish there had been more detail about the famous places mentioned with less emphasis on her leaving objects behind. I guess I didn't feel these two things fit together.

I suppose this is supposed to be a travel/find the hidden thing sort of book.

But as a let-me-sit-down-and-read-this type of book, it fails.

It just that a plot of a girl that leaves her things behind in famous places just doesn't work for me. Perhaps others will enjoy seeing the famous places, with a lost teddy bear in the Grand Canyon, or a sweater on Mount Everest.

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The information at the end of the book is interesting.



Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.