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Hello, rain!

by Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

Format: Print Book 2021
Availability: Available at 10 Libraries 10 of 17 copies

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Summary
A picture book celebrating all the reasons to love the rain! Flowers bloom in the garden. Umbrellas bloom on the streets. There are puddles for jumping and, later, a cozy home for hot chocolate and books.

* The ultimate rainy day read!
* Full of bright, eye-catching illustrations
* From international acclaimed writer Kyo Maclear and printmaker Chris Turnham

The air is full of waiting. The sky is full of breeze. The trees gust and billow. All before it rains.
Rumble, rumble. Distant thunder. Rain is coming, rain is coming.

No matter what kind of weather you prefer, Hello, Rain! is a great reminder of the natural beauty all around us.

* Children's books for kids age 3-5
* Great read aloud picture book
* Ideal for nature lovers
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Grab some galoshes and raid the lost and found for umbrellas because readers will be enamored with inclement weather after reading this beautiful book. It begins with the "plink, plunk, plonk" of drops falling onto a yellow house, a young Asian girl's smiling face plastered to the front window, her short hair gathered into pert pigtails, her pup at her side. Together they get ready to go outside--yellow raincoats for both girl and dog, followed by rubber boots and a large multi-colored umbrella. Amid a jostling crowd, "umbrellas bloom" and the rain ("Deluge, downpour, / sprinkle, storm, / a drizzle, a mizzle.") collects into a large puddle into which the girl gleefully jumps. The story's language and illustrations are wonderfully matched, as both capture the dual wonders on display: that of nature and that felt by the girl. Created digitally, Turnham's artwork has the appearance of watercolors awash in muted summer tones--coral, plum, sky blue--and it zooms in on the little things that capture the girl's attention throughout her wanderings, from accentuated raindrops to a wriggling worm to the glistening green that comes after the rain. Maclear's playful use of alliteration, consonance, and onomatopoeia make this a joy to read aloud and a more realistic, but no less enchanting, companion to Beatrice Alemagna's On a Magical Do-Nothing Day (2017)."
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "From distant thunder to clearing skies, a downpour offers plenty to see and do for the star of this story and a dog companion. Heading outside as "umbrellas bloom," the slicker-clad child gets happier the wetter the day becomes, stomping in puddles and letting go of a paper boat and two stick rafts: "Curbside waterfall./ Downhill swoosh./ Out of many drops--/ One./ Rushing./ River./ Let's launch the fleet!" The two behold the rain summoning living things ("an earthworm,/ a stick snail") and helping others grow ("hyacinth,/ foxglove"), then "crouch under a tree/ and whisper-talk" until lightning and cracks of thunder drive them to watch the storm from inside. Maclear (Story Boat) celebrates the unbounded joy of discovery in ordinary things, chronicling events with a poet's powers of observation: "a single drop of rain/ touches five times--/a branch,/ a leaf,/ an apple, a rock,/ a blade of grass--before reaching/ the ground." Digital, retro-style spreads by Turnham (National Parks of the USA) give the pages a memorable look with a palette of unexpected hues--muddy mauve alongside turquoise, yellow, and green. Together, the creators conjure a child who fully inhabits each present moment until the sun arrives again. Ages 3--5. (Apr.)"
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Additional Information
Subjects Rain and rainfall -- Juvenile fiction.
Rainstorms -- Juvenile fiction.
Rain and rainfall -- Fiction.
Publisher San Francisco :Chronicle Books,2021
Contributors Turnham, Chris, 1966- illustrator.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN 9781452138190
1452138192
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