Partly Cloudy (2009)

For those that don't know... storks deliver infants of all sorts and {new to me} apparently clouds make them. That is the premise of Pixar's new animated short found on the front end of Up.

Partly Cloudy, with its effects only sounds, is cute and clever. We have a myriad of happy 'births' across the clouds with beaming storks all too happy to deliver. The partnership between cloud and stork is one of happiness and joy. One dark and lonely cloud, it seems, is responsible for the making of any number of particularly dangerous infants. Baby eels, rams, porcupines, sharks, and alligators makes one stork's job extremely hazardous.

As I see it, Partly Cloudy is an enjoyable short with the perfect blend of humor and sweetness that makes a great addition to the canon of Pixar.

Just for Tom: 2½ stars