Rainy Days
by Deborah Kerbel (Goodreads Author), Miki Sato (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Children play outdoors in the rain, or stay indoors if there is thunder and lightning. They rescue worms from the sidewalks, and sail little paper boats in the streams created by the rain. The children make “rainy soup” in buckets, and even paint with mud. As long as they have their rainboots, coats, and umbrellas, they can have fun in the rain!

The mixed-media art style is absolutely phenomenal. The bright colors are attractive, and every page is so beautiful! I love that you can see the different layers in the artwork. You can almost feel the texture of the tissue paper, cardboard, and fabric on the page. My favorite things are the little beads that look like raindrops! There are so many tiny details in each scene that I could spend several minutes looking at each page. I am literally in awe of this gorgeous art!

El paraguas de Cebra
by David Hernández Sevillano, Anuska Allepuz (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Cebra tiene un paraguas enorme y, durante la temporada de lluvias, algunos de los animales preguntan si también hay espacio debajo del paraguas para ellos. Gacela, Rinoceronte e incluso Elefanta se aprietan bajo el paraguas. Pero, ¿qué pasará cuando León quiera unirse a ellos? ¿Descubrirán por qué Cebra tiene un paraguas tan grande?

¡Esta historia es tan encantadora y divertida! Me encanta el estilo de escritura y la forma en que crea un ambiente acogedor para los amigos bajo el paraguas. Cantan canciones, cuentan historias y juegan juntos. Beben chocolate caliente y escuchan la “música de la lluvia sobre el paraguas”.

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Sneaky Shadows
by S.C. Manchild, Sam Caldwell

3 out of 5 stars

The reader is prompted to guess what animal is making the shadow. On the next page, the animal is revealed, but it isn’t always what you might think. A shadow that looks like a camel is actually a llama balancing two jellies on their back to look like humps! A shadow that looks like an elephant’s trunk is actually a swan’s curvy neck.

Some of this book was really cute and funny, some of it was weird and strange. There is a shadow of a gorilla and a snake kissing. The text says they are “young and in love” and “spend most of the their time kissing.” That doesn’t seem quite appropriate for a children’s picture book. I mean, there’s nothing particularly wrong with it, but it’s just weird.