{"product_id":"the-troublesome-cloud-ryan-h-minor-9798348575670","title":"The Troublesome Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Troublesome Cloud, is a four-act illustrated poetic allegory from the mind of artist, author, and English\/History professor Ryan Minor. The story, which is both whimsical and touching, features a lovable, yet melancholic, creature as it navigates the arrival of a pesky and unrelenting raincloud. As the pages unfolds, readers follow this unnamed creature across a variety of settings, as it attempts to shake its unwanted companion through one ridiculous scenario after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinor's background art, which is made up of thousands of mostly black and white scratches, lines, and crosshatchings, creates a stark, rough-around-the-edges, world that is both haunting and inviting. Minor builds on these bleak, monochromatic land\/sea scapes, with a rich tapestry of humorous, yet somber, rhyming poetic vocabulary that describe the often-thwarted endeavors of the creature itself (who appears in colorful brown and orange tones throughout the pages). The combined result of these images and words is a fantastical journey that feels surprisingly relatable to the very real universal human experience of dealing with, and attempting to find a way through, unexpected, and often unwanted, change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall, The Troublesome Cloud is a funny, somber, and thought provoking fable in the tradition of authors \/ illustrators Edward Gorey, Dr. Seuss, and Shel Silverstein, that resonates with a wide range of readers across all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan H. Minor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798348575670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eminor7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.16d","brand":"Ryan H. Minor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135525961983,"sku":"9798348575670","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56556d29-a856-45f7-9428-ac35cfb11c2b.jpg?v=1755010415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-troublesome-cloud-ryan-h-minor-9798348575670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}