Ploof - by Ben Clanton & Andy Chou Musser (Hardcover)

About the Book

Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely -- but now you're here, and the fun can begin! Can you help Ploof overcome their shyness? Play pretend? Make Ploof laugh with your funny faces, find their hiding spot, give them a high five! Full of imaginative and interactive fun, each page of this perfect book for preschoolers offers a chance to play. By following cues to say hello, clap, blow, shake, wave or make a funny face, young readers will be delighted to see the effects of their actions on Ploof. They'll learn social-emotional skills like empathy, encouragement and kindness through Ploof's emotional journey -- and, along the way, they'll learn how to be a fantastic friend!

Book Synopsis

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for fans of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, from the creator of Narwhal and Jelly and the co-creator of Science Explorers.

Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely -- but now you're here, and the fun can begin! Can you help Ploof overcome their shyness? Play pretend? Make Ploof laugh with your funny faces, find their hiding spot, give them a high five! Full of imaginative and interactive fun, each page of this perfect book for preschoolers offers a chance to play. By following cues to say hello, clap, blow, shake, wave or make a funny face, young readers will be delighted to see the effects of their actions on Ploof. They'll learn social-emotional skills like empathy, encouragement and kindness through Ploof's emotional journey -- and, along the way, they'll learn how to be a fantastic friend!

Join Ploof's adventures in a brand-new series co-written and co-illustrated by Narwhal and Jelly creator Ben Clanton and up-and-coming picture book maker Andy Chou Musser.

Review Quotes

Winner of the 2025 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award

PRAISE FOR Ploof

"Powdered graphite, eraser and pencil artwork employs sky-blue digital coloring in this friendly volume that makes social interaction look easy." --Publishers Weekly

"Great for both storytime and one-on-one reading, engaging young children with simple actions and giving opportunities to identify many shapes and feelings. Recommended for all picture-book collections." --Booklist

"This interactive book is packed with everything you'd want to see in a great storytime tale." --2025 Indiana Early Literary Firefly Award Jury

"[S]parks [the] imagination." --CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"Ploof does not make your child feel like they are working to read. It is so fun and interactive it just becomes like [a] play session with a new friend." --The Baby Spot

About the Author

Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser make books. This is the third Ploof book they've made together. Along with Corey R. Tabor, they are also the co-creators of Papilio. Ben's books include It Came in the Mail, the Tater Tales series and the New York Times bestselling Narwhal and Jelly series. Andy is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed picture book A Home Under the Stars and the co-creator of the interactive Science Explorers series with Amy Seto Forrester. Ben and Andy live in Seattle, Washington, a great place for cloud watching.