Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman
	List Price:   $16.00 Unit Price:   $12.80 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0618756396 ISBN-13:   9780618756391 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   April 2007 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; Reinforced binding Ages:   3 to 5 Grades:   ps to 0
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day. It can be lonely sometimes on a rainy day in a big house with no one else around and there?s only the quiet to keep you company. But if you find a key, a mysterious key, that leads you to an unexpected place . . . chances are your afternoon is about to get a lot more interesting. Caldecott Honor winner Barbara Lehman recalls many stormy days in childhood when she was completely content just to play or read indoors, feeling cozily sheltered inside during bad weather. This book, however, was inspired by her memories of theother kind of rainy days, the ones of feeling utterly restless and trapped and just wanting something to happen . . . A wordless rainy-day adventure that explores the power of imagination and the importance of friendship from Caldecott Honor winner Barbara Lehman. Lehman's creation recalls old-fashioned English adventure stories that use charmed means to bring coddled children outdoors for healthy fun. Now even nonreaders can have a magic adventure story of their very own; they'll treasure it. This wordless story is straightforward but not predictable. . . . This appealing rainy-day tale will stir the imagination of those who have ever looked for something to do on a gloomy day. Once again, Lehman provides purely colored, precisely rendered artwork that capably captures both adventures and emotions.