This book had a good flow to it, but my kids are 3 & 5. It seemed like it was a little over their heads. I liked the story though. It was a different take on experiencing different places around the world.

This was cute, but not my favorite to be completely honest. The illustrations were very good and I liked the description of the story, but it fell short for me. The description said how we would see the main character learn facts about the world as she traveled and we didn't. It only barely mentioned different locations and gave no other details about them.

This was a rhyming picture book about a forgetful, traveling girl. The images were vibrant and overall it was a cute read. There wasn't an overall moral to the story that I often look for in children's books. Recommended for younger children.

This is such a fun pick for young children! The locations are real, providing a great learning opportunity, and the missing items are pictured on the pages so you can play a searching game while reading. The author has also included interesting facts in the back of the book about each of the landmarks if the reader isn't familiar with them. The illustrations were colorful and are eye-catching for children!

Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with an ARC.

My Head in the Clouds is a beautifully illustrated children's book that was written by Danielle Chaperon and translated into English by Sophie B. Watson. I have to say, as a book that was translated from another language, I was impressed with how well the rhyming still worked with the text. In this book, Sophie traveled all around the world while losing different items along the way.

While it was an interesting premise, it didn't grab me as I had initially hoped...The illustrations that were beautifully depicted by Josee Bisaillon were just dreamy and I loved the images that were created during Sophie's travels, they helped set the scene and also the dreamlike theme of this book. They added so much to this book and were definitely the highlight for me.

I have to say, it's impressive when someone can translate a rhyming picture book and have it still rhyme with decent rhythm in another language!

However, I'm not sure this book really worked for me, and I can't really put my finger on why. The illustrations are wonderful: colourful, dreamy, imaginative, and fun. The idea of a girl travelling all over the world and losing things along the way is kind of interesting. But... it just didn't grab me for some reason. Not the way I expected it to, anyway.

I think my favourite part of the book is actually the page of notes at the end that go into a little more detail about some of the places the girl visits on her journey. There's also an invitation to go back and find each lost item on the page where it's mentioned. Well, I tried, but I couldn't find them all... for good reason. Courage, footing, and a mind are all kind of difficult things to draw!

This may simply be a case of personal taste. I wasn't crazy about this book... but there's no real reason why others wouldn't love it.

I'm happy to say there is something for everyone in 'My Head in the Clouds'. What interested me the most about it was traveling to different places all over the world. Besides that, I was pleasantly surprised by the cute rhymes, as well as an almost "Where's Waldo?" approach to finding the missing object the little explorer is missing on each page. I know for certain my daughter will love to follow along to each page and try and find the missing objects. The illustrations were unique and clever as well. They matched the tone of this quirky book perfectly and showcased each landmark beautifully.

My favorite piece was the last page that highlighted the story behind each place and gave it context in an educational sense. This really brought everything together nicely and provides a nice touch for anyone reading with a child to educate them on each place. I thought it was clever to also use places that aren't as well-known so as to really demonstrate how much beauty there is all over the world.

Overall, this was a wonderful reading experience and I will be sure to add this to my daughter's library and recommend it to others!

Thank you to Netgalley, Orca Book Publishers and Danielle Chaperon for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review.

Review Date: 5/21/19
Publication Date: 10/8/19

I loved My Head in the Clouds. Chaperon perfectly depicts the child who is in another world, exploring other things and not worried about the present. The book was poetic and the imagery beautiful. I adored the illustrations and found the book to be engaging, entertaining, calming and wonderful. Can't wait to share it with students.