The story begins with a school trip to the Empire State Building. There a boy makes friends with a mischievous little cloud, who whisks him away to the Cloud Dispatch Center for Sector 7. The clouds are bored with their everyday shapes, so the boy obligingly starts to sketch some new ones. The wordless, yet eloquent, account of this unparalleled adventure is a funny, touching story about art, friendship, and the weather, as well as a visual tour de force. For ages five to nine.