![]() ![]() ![]() But if you remember Meatballs 1 you probably. If you remember Meatballs 1 you know the setup. Ron Barrett's comical, detailed ink-and-watercolor illustrations and the lively story make this a satisfying sequel to a delicious classic. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is about youthful genius exploited by gain-hungry grownups. Passing through an orange-juice rain, they approach the town of Chewandswallow, which "used to be a very ordinary town, except that instead of weather, food rained down from the sky for breakfast, lunch, and dinner." Times have changed in Chewandswallow, and readers will love finding out how storms of gigantic food threatened normal life until eventually the Falling Food Company was created, sending food to hungry people around the world. Kate and Henry pilot a plane, landing on a runway of crisp bacon strips next to a field of giant broccoli stalks and oversized hamburgers. ![]() Kate dreams about a postcard Grandpa has sent, and the story begins. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperbacks. In Pickles to Pittsburgh, the Barretts' sequel to the delightfully funny, bestselling Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, we check back in with Kate and Henry as they eagerly await Grandpa's return from an unusual vacation. Bargain books are excess inventory or store returns from publishers that are discreetly marked with a small dot or line. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. ![]()
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