Rainy Day Magic - Softcover

Gay, Marie-Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773673660 ISBN 13: 9780773673663

Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1992

Synopsis

Governor General's Award for Illustration

Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator's Award

It's a rainy day, boring as can be, until Victor and Joey decide to make their own fun. Soon chairs turn into castles, bumblebees turn into tigers, and whales and starfish frolic in a watery kingdom.

About this title

About the Author:

Marie-Louise Gay is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Told in verse, this story begins with Joey visiting her friend Victor on wet, foggy day. As requested by Victor's father, they attempt to play quietly ("We raced down the hallway/ And round past the door,/ Up over the couch and then/--Crash--to the floor.") Less than successful, they flee to the basement where fantasy takes over. In the dim basement, readers are instantly drawn into an adventure that sends the imaginative duo crawling over a tiger's back, sliding down a "snake's scaly gown," and finally into the dark interior of a whale. In a satisfying ending, Victor's mother calls them for supper in the nick of time. The text captures the inventiveness of children's daydreams and is complemented by vivid, almost surrealistic watercolors that spill over their borders, indicating the chaos that typifies the children's play. Readers will enjoy identifying objects that make multiple appearances (a teacup from a picture hanging in the living room reappears in the jungle, house plants become jungle vegetation, and a toy rabbit floats through the ocean in a life preserver). A bit of magic suitable for all kinds of weather. --Pearl Herscovitch, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About this edition

• Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0773673660
• ISBN 13: 9780773673663
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Gay Marie-Louise