Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (book)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Original title: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ) is an American children's book by Judi Barrett and illustrated by her husband, Ron Barrett . It was first published in 1978 by the Simon & Schuster publishing house Atheneum Books , followed by a trade paperback edition published in 1984 by the sister company Aladdin Paperbacks . Based on a 2007 survey, the National Education Association placed the book in the category of Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children . It was one of the top 100 picture books of all time in 2012 based on another poll conducted by the School Library Journal .
A sequel, Pickles to Pittsburg , was published in 2000, also by Aladdin Books, and a "hardcover" edition followed in 2009 . A second sequel, Planet of the Pies , was released on August 27, 2013.
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Summarized
The book tells of a bedtime story told by a grandfather to his grandchildren, which tells of the everyday life of the citizens of Chewandswallow, which is characterized by its daily meteorological pattern. The city is supplied by the meals that rain daily from the sky. A sudden sudden change in weather brings uncontrollable storms, storms and unnaturally large, dangerous food into the city, where the residents enjoyed their lifestyle so much. With their lives now endangered by the storms, they are now drastically changing their everyday lives. You take advantage of the storm. However, they are gradually being forced to learn how to get food in a completely normal way.
The next morning the man's grandchildren wake up to watch the snowfall. After rushing out to play in the snow. However, the granddaughter suddenly notices the smell of the so-called Potatos while she romps with her brother, suggesting that the story told by her grandfather could not have been fictitious.
Sequels
The sequel to the story, Pickles to Pittsburgh , tells of the children who receive a postcard from their grandfather who claims to be looking at the ruins of the fictional town of Chewandswallow . Then the children go to bed and dream that they would be there with their grandfather and help him restore the apocalyptic landscape and make the city back to what it once was. But further, coming “food storms” threaten to destroy the wonderful plan.
The third book in the series was published on August 27, 2013.
Film adaptations
18 September 2009, published Sony Pictures Animation , a computer-animated - 3D film adaptation . The accompanying DVD was released on January 5, 2010. For the plot development of the film, a new cast for the characters and instead of food falling from the sky, a food-producing machine was adopted in the script. Bill Hader and Anna Faris lent the main characters their voices in the original. Hader dubbed Flint Lokwood, "a young inventor who dreams of inventing something that will change humanity". Faris lends her voice to Samantha "Sam" Sparks, "a weather woman who hides her intelligence behind her cheerful appearance". James Caan , Bruce Campbell , Mr. T , Andy Samberg , Neil Patrick Harris , Bobb'e J. Thompson , Benjamin Bratt , Al Roker , Lauren Graham and Will Forte are also part of the dubbing in the original.
Video game
At the same time as the film was released on September 18, 2009, Ubisoft released a video game for the Nintendo DS , PC , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Wii and Xbox 360 . as well as an online mini game.
series
On October 9, 2014, it was announced that an animation series tentatively titled Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series was in the works. For the series, Sony Pictures Animation is working with DHX Media , who is responsible for production, and initially ordered 26 episodes of 22 minutes each. Merchandise is also planned for the series . The series tells the adventures of Flint Lockwood and his inventions in high school . Sam Sparks is new to Swallow Falls and dreams of becoming a star reporter.
The series started in German-speaking countries in June 2017 under the name Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Discussion Guide for Reading the Story . Scholastic.com
- ↑ Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children . National Education Association. 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ↑ Top 100 Picture Books poll results . School Library Journal “A Fuse # 8 Production” blog. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3: Planet of the Pies . Amazon.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ↑ Tatiana Siegel: Hader, Faris spice up 'Meatballs'; Caan, Samberg, Mr. T round out 3-D project . In: Variety . September 18, 2008.
- ↑ gamezone.com ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cloudyvideogame.us.ubi.com
- ↑ cdn.ubi.com
- ^ DHX Media and Sony Pict . October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
