The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers. Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. The town was a mess and the pople feared for their lives. Something had to be done, and in a hurry.

 

This book was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Colorado Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1978 by Simon & Schuster .

Judi Barrett is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , Pickles to Pittsburgh , Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing , Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing , Santa from Cincinnati , and An Excessive Alphabet . She teaches art to kindergarten students at a school in her Brooklyn neighborhood. Ron Barrett is the internationally bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , Pickles to Pittsburgh , Superhero Joe , Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing , Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing , and An Excessive Alphabet . His illustrations have been honored by the Society of Illustrators and have been exhibited at The Louvre in Paris. He lives in New York City.