Review: THIS STORY'S FUN
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 3, 2014
I remember riding my bike through puddles and squealing as the muddy water splashed up my legs. I wasn't allowed into the house in such condition. My papaw met me at the door with a warm, wet hand towel. It was large enough to wash my skinny little legs clean, well, clean enough to make it to the tub.This book tells the story of friends who have rubber boots, rain coats, and one good natured mother who accompanies them as they hit every puddle, coming and going, on their puddle adventure.It's a fun-filled book.The art work is glorious with one exception: the rainbow is drawn incorrectly. Children probably won't notice, but we taught our children that the colors of the prism occur in the order of a silly man's name:ROY G BIVThat's Red, Orange, Yellow  Green  Blue, Indigo, Violet.There was no indigo in their set of crayons, so we got out the water colors to explain. If you start with broad bands of primary colors, the other colors just naturally pop up.But, as I said, the youngest child won't care. As for older children, this will give parents a chance to cover the table (or the floor) with thick layers of newspaper and paint together. You might even search the internet for one of the most beautiful (in my opinion) pictures to be sent back from space, a rainbow that goes all the way around the world.Playing in, and after the rain isn't for everyone. If your child doesn't like the idea, that's okay.  You can talk about the different clouds that bring the rain and the clouds that tell us sunny weather is on the way. Point out that birds tend to crowd bird feeders before the rain. Then after a good rain, you'll see lots of birds on your lawn.You see, when the water table rises, so do the worms. They can't breathe underwater. Birds take advantage of that. Rain makes it easier for them to find their dinner.You can learn a lot from watching nature- and playing in it every day.