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Who Likes Rain?

Who Likes Rain?
By Wong Herbert Yee

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It’s time to put on your rain gear for a rainy-day romp!

With spring come April showers. It’s time to put on a raincoat, grab an umbrella, and head outdoors. The worms like rain, and so do the fish and frogs. But what about the cat and dog? In this lyrical picture book, one spunky little girl discovers just who likes rain—and who doesn’t—as she explores the rainy-day habits of the world around her.

Here is the second offering in Wong Herbert Yee’s charming seasonal quartet. The simple text and interactive question-and-answer format make this book perfect for reading aloud with preschoolers any time of the year.
 
Who Likes Rain? is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #7870 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-04-03
  • Released on: 2007-04-03
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .38" h x 8.34" w x 6.34" l, .46 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 32 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1—A young Asian girl muses about an early spring rain and how various animals and things are affected, playing a guessing game with readers and expressing her own delight in puddle jumping. Told in lilting rhyme—"Raindrops falling/Down in spring./Hit the awning,/ping-ping-ping!"—it's a perfect read-aloud for preschoolers and simple enough for beginning readers. Soft, gentle illustrations in acrylics capture the child's joy and make readers almost feel the pelting rain. A lovely choice for spring storytimes.—Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* Yee's unassuming picture book evokes the simple joys of an April shower in a wonderfully childlike way. A little girl sits indoors, seemingly trapped in her house by the weather and asking her mother, "Who wants rain?" She finds her own answers after she dons a slicker, a hat, and boots and ventures outdoors. There she discovers that the rain is welcome to many different plants and animals, though not to all. The rhyming text tells the story as naturally as if the rhythm and rhyme just fell into place. On alternate pages, the girl observes the rain in the world around her and asks riddling questions, such as "When it rains, / Who's the first to scat? / I know! Do you? / Mew, mew . . . / It's the cat!" Children who are not usually attracted to quiet picture books will find themselves first drawn in by the guessing game and then rewarded by the entire experience. Fine strokes of color softly define the shapes of characters and settings, visually expressing the many sensory images found in the verse. From a rather sedate child in the first few pictures, the girl gradually changes into an energetic figure actively exploring and discovering how rain transforms her familiar world. Simple and engaging. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author

Wong Herbert Yee is the author and illustrator of Tracks in the Snow, Fireman Small and Big Black Bear, among other books. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he remembers his first grade teacher tacking one of his drawings on the bulletin board—ever since then, he’s been an artist. He studied printmaking at Wayne State University. He lives with his wife and daughter in Troy, Michigan.