{"product_id":"the-troublesome-cloud-paperback","title":"The Troublesome Cloud - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan H. Minor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRyan H. Minor\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eRyan H. Minor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Troublesome Cloud, is a four-act illustrated poetic allegory from the mind of artist, author, and English\/History professor Ryan Minor. The story, which is both whimsical and touching, features a lovable, yet melancholic, creature as it navigates the arrival of a pesky and unrelenting raincloud. As the pages unfolds, readers follow this unnamed creature across a variety of settings, as it attempts to shake its unwanted companion through one ridiculous scenario after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinor's background art, which is made up of thousands of mostly black and white scratches, lines, and crosshatchings, creates a stark, rough-around-the-edges, world that is both haunting and inviting. Minor builds on these bleak, monochromatic land\/sea scapes, with a rich tapestry of humorous, yet somber, rhyming poetic vocabulary that describe the often-thwarted endeavors of the creature itself (who appears in colorful brown and orange tones throughout the pages). The combined result of these images and words is a fantastical journey that feels surprisingly relatable to the very real universal human experience of dealing with, and attempting to find a way through, unexpected, and often unwanted, change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall, The Troublesome Cloud is a funny, somber, and thought provoking fable in the tradition of authors \/ illustrators Edward Gorey, Dr. Seuss, and Shel Silverstein, that resonates with a wide range of readers across all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268030841081,"sku":"9798348575670","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BMrLCxj45L9798348575670.webp?v=1768873745","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-troublesome-cloud-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}