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The Day the Clouds Went Away

12 minutes 28 seconds

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Still image from: The Day the Clouds Went Away

The characters of this tale include a wise owl named Iris, a bumbling wizard named Fumbledore, and Princess Claudia who is nearly blind. Princess Claudia wants her birthday to be perfect. When a dark storm cloud rolls in and threatens her celebrations, she orders Fumbledore to make them disappear. A simple birthday wish goes sideways, and Princess Claudia must figure out how to save her Princessdom from disaster. Based on the children's book by Richard Rieman.

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Runtime: 12 minutes 28 seconds

Topic: Arts, Blind Life, Literature, Social Science
Subtopic: Blind - General, Children's Literature, Problem Solving, Storytelling
Grade/Interest Level: 3 - 5
Release Year: 2022
Producer/Distributor: Imagination Storybooks
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An adult holds a child's hand while they run together on a concrete pad as other children look on. Caption. Never, ever make a excuse that you can't do something.

Young, blonde girl in a blue graphic tee-shirt sits and talks in front of a dark green curtain. Caption. I'll support whatever decisions he makes.

Senior man lays down on a couch with a woman standing behind him and touching his shoulders in an indoor space. Caption. Come on, I wanna dance!

Page from the illustrated story, "Adventures with Darian: A Pirate at (Sea) See," displaying a scene with a girl and a pirate boy examining the contents of a treasure chest. Another picture shows the pirate boy looking warily at a treasure map. Text reads, “Rummaging in his loot, he got out a rag. Carefully he tied it around his head, attached a seashell, and covered his eye. ‘Great idea, Cap’n!’ said Victor the Vicious. Darien’s prosthetic eye was safe. But more disasters came as he tried to read the treasure maps.”

Cam, a young blind boy, wears a green jacket and sits in front of a grand piano in his house. He places his hands gracefully on the keys as he plays the piano.

Mary, a blind woman, swims the butterfly stroke in an Olympic-sized pool. Her arms are out like big wings and her head is lifted out of the water. She wears black goggles and a black swimmer's cap as water splashes up around her.

Young girl in a white shirt sits behind a large drum with her hands on it. There are other drums and instruments nearby in what appears to be a music classroom. Caption. She is the only student at her school with severe visual impairment.

Wide shot looking down a New York City street at dusk. Caption. My ears are my eyes.

Closeup of a woman's hands reading braille.

Man in a black shirt holds a baby in a light pink frilly dress and headband. 2 young girls look at the baby as their mother looks on from behind. Caption. I look at her as, here's my youngest daughter.