Cloud Bread

by Baek Heena

2020 New English Edition " Cloud Bread " The children‘s picture book “Cloud Bread” has been a big success, selling some 500,000 copies in South Korea. The publishers have racked up some 440 billion won (US$433 million) in sales from secondary content markets, including TV cartoons, musical versions, and items based on the characters. “Cloud Bread” tells the story of cats who are able to fly after eating bread made of cloud. It is the story of two sibling cats with cloud fragments eating bread baked by their mother. Thanks to the popularity of the characters, the stories were made into TV shows and musicals. [Scan by QR CODE] 01 Cloud Bread Song(English) 02 Listen 03 Let’s Chant 04 Listen and Repeat 05 Cloud Bread Song(Korean)

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy, Animals, Art, Asian Literature

25 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2004

About the author

Baek Heena is one of Korea’s most recognized picture book artists. With a background in film animation, her unique visual style features handmade miniature figurines and environments painstakingly lighted and photographed. She has published thirteen picture books that are popular throughout Asia, a number of which have been translated.

Reviews

[SwedishGeekGirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

So charming and fun^^
The unique artstyle is so cute.
Molnbullar by Baek Heena get a 8.3/10 stars.

[Sofies bokblogg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinerande, unik bildkonst!

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDgkw...


The author won the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. You can see all the marvellous illustrations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEl12.... Wait! Don't despair because the video is in Korean, for you can read the text translated to English here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cp7O... (pity the reader didn't show the artwork decently).

The Internet is a glorious thing. You can read a book using two different videos.

[Eli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jättefin bilderbok av årets ALMA-pristagare. Läs min recension här: http://elilaserochskriver.se/molnbull...

[Prince Mendax · Rating 4 out of 5]

mmmm molnbulle

[Fny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unik i sitt sätt att framställa bilder. Inte läst många bilderböcker av det här stuket. Tycker att det var n välförtjänt vinnare av ALMA-priset. Väldigt vacker bok.

[Jennopenny]

<3 Vill vara ett barn när jag läser den här.

[Bogdan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love this kind of artstyle! The story isn`t very long, but the artwork is really great!

[Missnöjd Konfirmand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Så gullig och uttrycksfull!

[Biblioteken i Örnsköldsvik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molnbullar är helt klart en riktigt häftig bilderbok (som dessutom tilldelats Alma-priset 2020!).
Baek Heena har en väldigt egen stil där hon gör miniatyrfigurer och bakgrunder som hon sedan fotar. Oerhört kreativt och roligt tycker jag! //Izabelle

[Izabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molnbullar är helt klart en riktigt häftig bilderbok (som dessutom tilldelats Alma-priset 2020!).
Baek Heena har en väldigt egen stil där hon gör miniatyrfigurer och bakgrunder som hon sedan fotar. Oerhört kreativt och roligt tycker jag!

[Elvia Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es un libro hermoso. Una historia sencilla y llena de imaginación, en la que un par de hermanos atrapan una nube para hacer un pan. Esa premisa está llena de delicadeza en los detalles que conforman la trama que aunados a la economía verbal, las ilustraciones mezcladas con collages y otras técnicas visuales hacen que la experiencia para la persona lectora sea única. Yo lo leí en la edición Libros para Imaginar, con traducción de Zyanya Gil Yáñez y Jeong Minjeong.

[Lindzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vilken söt liten bok. Gillar bildspråket och det mixade materialet av tecknat, figurklippt och fotat. Det blir en mysig atmosfär även om själva bilderna är mörka i tonen.

[Viggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5. Ljuvlig!

[Kajsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Min och Harriets nya favoritbok.

[oliviasbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually hugged this book. It is so cute. I am so glad I bought it.

[Tiffany Cruz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cloud Bread is a children's book by Baek Hee-Na. It won both the 3rd Changwon Children’s Literary Award and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Baek was the first Korean writer to win an award for literature. This book was found searching K-book trends website of literature awards. I read this story for a course in Children's literature. The story is told in first-person narration of a kitten. Cloud bread is a story about two kittens (siblings) who collect a cloud to give to their mom which she makes into the traditional cloud bread. However, this cloud bread is magical and helps you to fly. In the middle of Mom cooking the cloud bread, Dad is late for work. the kittens eat cloud bread when it is finished baking and fly to catch up with Dad with whom they share their cloud bread with. This cloud bread works its magic helping Dad fly up to work on time. I believe there is symbolism between the cloud bread and an actual cloud. The special Korean treat is light and soft, just as a real cloud from the sky. This symbolism created an imaginative picture of cats and kittens flowing as they enjoy a piece of the bread. The illustrations were a bit different and unique. I recommend this as a book for ages 5-9. It would be a great read to help children explore the world of imagination and possibilities.

[Kimberly Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book, with adorable art and a cute story (both of which are 백희나's specialty). The entire story is a play on the name "cloud bread," which is an actual food irl, but in the story it's bread made of clouds.

The grammar and vocabulary are pretty accessible even for high beginners, so for intermediate readers it was pretty easy.

[beanjang · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember reading the picture book growing up, and later seeing the animated show. This story taught me how to love such distinct visual styles and made me want to eat clouds even more than I already did.

[Carolina Edvinsson]

När bilderböcker blir små konstverk.

[Franz Katla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastiskt vacker liten bok om två kattsyskon som hittar ett moln.
Otroligt fin bok, 3d känslan gör att det nästan känns som en pop-up bok!

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful!!

[Mary Lennox · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kort och fin. Liten ögonblicksbild av vardagen.

[Lactasa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molt guay llegir-lo a classe, i molt xulo visualment. Després hem fet veure que feiem nosaltres pa de núvols i risas tots els infants volant per l'aula... :')

[Cecilia Porjefors · Rating 4 out of 5]

jätte söt bok med oerhört inspirerande bilder.

[Roxanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Cloud Bread' - the title intrigued me. Didn't help that my tummy was rumbling while hunting for books at our local library's chinese juvenile section, a big contributing factor to why I lifted this off the shelves as I did not care for the book's cover design (not exactly my favourite style). Upon opening it, realized I almost passed up a really cute book, further etching the lesson 'do not judge a book by its cover' into my head. The story is an easy read - a tale of two brothers' rainy day adventure and what traversed following their discovery of a piece of cloud snagged on a tree branch. It resonated well with me as I often went on adventures with a younger sister close in age. However my 4yo couldn't fathom how you could capture a cloud, bake it into a bread, let alone 'float' and 'fly' after digesting it. (Maybe we should stick to DK Science books, I regret her inability to enjoy a story for what it is. I, however enjoyed the encounter with this book)

[Lorena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro es una MONERIA !!!
Me ha encantado la manera en la que están hechas las imágenes. La autora ha cogido retazos de papel y tela para hacer las figuras y luego ha hecho fotos. Diferente y súper original.
Y bueno, ahora que sé esto... Ojalá probar algún día el pan de nube :D

Los peques adorarán esta historia

[Susanne Schüler · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is so COOL!

[The Reading Bibliophile · Rating 5 out of 5]

Les illustrations sont d'une poésie...