Rainy Day Rhymes - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395599679 ISBN 13: 9780395599679

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992

Synopsis

Seventeen poems by Harry Behn, Rachel Field, Aileen Fisher, and Marchette Chute, among others, celebrate the special delights of rainy days, thunderstorms, umbrellas, mud, and more.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 4-- If rainy days make good reading days, this title could be near the top of the list for stormy weather. Its 17 short poems convey an appreciation and a mostly humorous attitude toward that inevitable gift of nature that ruins the picnics and the pool parties of life. The heavyweights of children's poetry are represented here: R. L. Stevenson, Aileen Fisher, Rose Fyleman, Dorothy Aldis, Marchette Chute, etc. Accompanying the light and lively verses are soft, perky, pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations. It's a winning combination. The narrow focus of this small volume will not hinder its delight for the families or classrooms who share it during a downpour or a day of sunshine. --Amy Nunley, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, OH
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From Kirkus Reviews:

Seventeen brief poems by such familiar writers as Dorothy Aldis, Rachel Field, and Harry Behn, each presented on a delicate double-spread watercolor depicting young children enjoying the wet weather. The poems occasionally include a glint of humor (``I fell into a river once/ But this is even better''--Marchette Chute); mostly, their forte is simple but deftly evocative words (``How brave a ladybug must be!/ Each drop of rain is big as she./ Can you imagine what you'd do/ if raindrops fell as big as you?''--Aileen Fisher). Kandoian's beautifully understated art is as lyrical as the language. Index. (Poetry/Picture book. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0395599679
• ISBN 13: 9780395599679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Editor: Radley Gail
• Illustrator: Kandoian Ellen