Review: A Perfect Story on a Rainy Day
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2014
This was my first time reading one of this author's books. I have to say . . . I absolutely LOVED this book! I can't wait to read her other books. It's a book about friendship and fun adventures. It is a short, quick read consisting of only 28 pages. I recommend this cute children's book to ANY 4-8 year old. Young children learning how to read who love nature or learning about the weather might enjoy the story. The repetitive nature of the story will also appeal to beginner readers. I read it to my six-year-old daughter and even though she can read fluently she adored the story.I actually read the story aloud on a rainy day. I was thinking the story would take place in the spring, but it was actually a chilly September day. It rains a lot in April where we live. After reading the story we went on our own rainy day adventurous nature hunt searching for puddles and rainbows. We memorized and sang the song as we played. I also recommend this book to elementary classroom teachers. There are many science related terms or illustrations that can be discussed including rainbows, colors, rain, water cycle, puddles, reflections, seasons and changes, wind, waves, clouds, storm, and appropriate rain gear. Rhyme can also be discussed in addition to colors. I couldn't help thinking about a variety of teaching activities I could make for preschoolers and kinder kids.The characters were adorable. Many children will be able to relate to one of them, because they are from several different cultures or ethnicities. The beautiful illustrations were captivating, whimsical, bright, and colorful. Amazing artwork! Gabi wakes up to the sound of rain and immediately wakes up her mother for a rainy day puddle adventure. My daughter said the illustration of Gabi jumping on the pillows in the living room made her think it was an imaginary puddle adventure. The pillows represented the puddles and the pillow feathers in the air represented tiny raindrops falling down. Each time she sings the puddle rain song another child hears and joins the group. They are each wearing different colored boots. They each forget to do something before heading out the door to play. Eventually, Mia, Josh, and Noah join Gabi outside for a puddle jumping party and a rhyming puddle song. The children in the story sing a puddle song together - my daughter chimed in each time.This is a great story that I highly recommend. The illustrations caught my daughter's attention and the story was very appealing. I hope you find it as enjoyable as we did.Disclaimer: I received an ebook copy of this book through Story Cartel in exchange for an honest review.