Looking to the Clouds for Daddy
Margo Candelario
Illustrated by Jerry Craft
Karen Hunter Media, February 17, 2009
$15.99 US; ISBN: 0982022174

Reading Level: Ages 4 – 8

A Message from the Author

Looking to the Clouds for Daddy, is a very personal story written for my three daughters eleven years ago following the loss of their father at the age of 32. It depicts an afternoon in the life of Cheyenne, Camaryn, and Trae as they talk and reminisce about their daddy.

For 10 years I kept the story, and my feelings, locked away. Fortunately, my lifelong friend, illustrator Jerry Craft, agreed to breathe life into the characters. He admitted that he had always loved the story and was eager to take on the project. The opportunity to illustrate this book has resulted in, in both my opinion and his, Jerry’s finest work to date.

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