Sometimes it looked like Spilt Milk. But it wasn't Spilt Milk. Sometimes it looked like a Bird or an Ice Cream Cone or a Birthday Cake or an Angel. But it wasn't a Bird or an Ice Cream Cone or a Birthday Cake or an Angel. What was it? Children are kept guessing until the surprise ending—and will be encouraged to improvise similar games of their own. Not only is it a good book to read before introducing a unit on clouds and weather, but also it can be used to increase artistic expression. Weather idea: Take blue paper and fold it in half. Pour white tempera paint in the middle and refold it. Write for the children or have the children write what they see in their painting. Using white shapes on a blue background, the author creates simple, vivid images of the forms a cloud can take. After being read this book, children may be inspired to watch the sky and come up with their own "cloud-pictures. "