Cloud Boy

He soon fashions a butterfly from a fluffy cloud nearby and sends it adrift in the air so that others may see his beautiful creation.

He begins to fashion more clouds in the shapes of what he sees, things like boats, rabbits, and snowmen.

It is then that Cloud Boy learns he will never be lonely again as long as there are children below the sky who enjoy his artistic creations.

and concluded "This debut may have some resonance for older budding artists, but for younger audiences it offers no competition to Charles G. Shaw’s ageless It Looked Like Spilt Milk (1947).

"[1] while Publishers Weekly stated "Montijo creates a crisply defined yet soothing visual universe" and "While adults can read the story as an allegory of the artistic ideal, children will appreciate it just for its collection of benevolent floating creations.