The Brain Storm by Linda Ragsdale - ESSENTIAL

The Brain Storm by Linda Ragsdale, illustrated by Claudio Molina. PICTURE BOOK. Flowerpot Children’s Press, 2019. $17. 9781486715565

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

A young boy wakes up with a messy cloud above his head and finds throughout his day that the people he encounters also have messy clouds around them. Without any words, this book follows the boy as people try to help and he finally finds a way to make sense of the cloud and dispel it. 

I predict that kids will light up when they see something they frequently feel being illustrated on the pages of a book. The wordless nature also lends itself to readers being able to make their own connections to their own life.  

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher