Cloud Boy

Reviews / Votes

**As read by singer-song writer Cat Burns on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories** **Featured as an Inclusive Books for Children Top Pick** "A beautifully written and illustrated picture book exploring ADHD, distraction, hyperfixation and imagination that resolves with embracing difference." * Inclusive Books for Children * "A lively, empathetic picture book, which may provide particular insights for families managing ADHD." * The Guardian * "This joyful, warm, and empathetic book is a must for children who struggle with attention difficulties. Sensitive and beautifully illustrated, this [book] encourages understanding of difference" * The Daily Mail * "[A] great debut... with fresh, lively artwork, Stobbs depicts Bobby's mind being pulled away into the sky by a swirling neon pink vine" * The Observer * "Cloud Boy is a truly wonderful book celebrating neurodiversity and helping us to understand it. Bobby shows us that we all need to be a little more like him and let our own imaginations fly!" * Annie Everall OBE, Authors Aloud * "Through Bobby and his incredible imaginational adventures we all come to accept that to have our heads in the clouds might not be such a bad thing at all. Greg Stobbs' head space is clearly in a great place. He has created such a beautiful book that has us all wanting to fly high with Bobby, or at least sit on the ground alongside him with a better understanding of where he's at." * Zoe Antoniades, author of the Cally and Jimmy Twins series * "A wonderful book for any hyperactive/inattentive/ADHD child who might like to see themselves represented in books, or for any child to understand others a bit more" * Emily Katy, Sunday Times bestselling author of 'Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life', and Trustee of the Autistic Girls Network. * "This is a clever and positive depiction of neurodivergence, story and images (that wonderful pink thread) making it clear and accessible to even the youngest readers, while everyone can learn lessons from Bobby's family's response. A welcome exploration of the importance of making room for those whose minds work differently." * Books For Keeps * "A picture book about an endlessly imaginative young boy who has difficulties concentrating. Written and illustrated by Greg Stobbs who has lived experience of ADHD...I would highly recommend that nursery and early years teachers add Cloud Boy to their classroom book collections and primary school librarians to their picture book collections." * Veronica Price, Chartered Librarian * "We had a fabulously energetic event with Greg Stobbs at Pickled Pepper Books. It was a pleasure to see such enthusiasm for the power of 'imagination' explored in his book and the children loved his draw-a-long!" * Deandra, Pickled Pepper Books * "A heart-warming, validating, modern story for children (and adults) who display the traits of, or are diagnosed/self-diagnosed with ADHD." * The Kids Books Curator * "I do love, on Cloud Boy, the illustrations for the book" * Dominic King, BBC Radio Kent * "This beautiful picture book has been created by someone with a similar brain to Bobby, and it is a wonderful depiction of a child whose focus is on a lot of very interesting things. The gorgeous illustrations are full of energy and colour, with Bobby's 'wonderings' depicted in a bright pink. A joy of a book." * BookTrust * "This beautifully affirming book is a much needed reframing of attention difficulties. What seems, at first, to be a fantastically fun story will feel instantly relatable to children who struggle to focus and whose minds are easily distracted by their senses and thoughts. It touches on the difficulties neurodivergent children experience when masking their natural behaviours to fit in, often resulting in mental fatigue. The message of empathy and understanding demonstrates that giving children time and freedom to be their authentic selves is key to supporting them." * Alison da Silva, Children's Books Ireland * "I'm a huge fan of everything Greg creates and Cloud Boy is incredible - a heartwarming celebration of individuality and the importance of walking (or flying) in other people's shoes." * Robert Tregoning, author of Flow with the Snow * "Cloud Boy is a fun and imaginative story which shows that everyone is different. That how we see and experience the world is so nuanced and individual... especially if you happen to have a neurodivergent brain (like I happen to!) There is a lot of warmth and willingness to understand and support the little boy Bobby in this book. But even more than that- the other people in his life learn to give him space to just be the real him. What a beautiful gift for the author Greg Stobbs' to share with the reader!" * Leigh Hodgkinson, author of Martha Maps It Out * "Bravo Greg...out of your brilliant mind and flying into the world" * Lemn Sissay * "Cloud Boy is a beautiful book, with warmth, understanding, and vibrant storytelling. It opens the door to a compassionate exploration of ADHD, with engaging narrative and relatable characters, it not only educates but also empowers children to embrace their uniqueness. A must-read for families, educators, and anyone looking to better understand and celebrate ADHD." * Professor James Brown BSc, PhD, DSc (hc), FHEA. Director and ADHD Coach & Communicator * "Written and illustrated by Greg Stobbs, Cloud Boy is a soul-stirring beaut of a book that will chime with little ones who struggle to find their feet in a world that all-too often overlooks imaginative magic, and thinking differently." * Love Reading 4 Kids * "A gentle and affirming book about a boy who finds his attention - and boundless imagination - drawn in many different directions at once... there is an uplifting message about finding strength in difference, while also fostering empathy and understanding for the ways in which people encounter and process the world - rather than trying to change him, Cloud Boy's loved ones seek to meet him where he is." * Phoebe Demeger, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) *