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32 pp.
| Houghton |
March, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-73395-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Christian Robinson.
A grumpy elderly man resents the rain ("Dang puddle"); meanwhile, his young neighbor is overjoyed by it ("It's raining frogs and pollywogs!"). They both end up at a café, where the boy seizes an opportunity for friendship. This is a wholly fresh story told through short dialogue quips and paint and collage illustrations with remarkably expressive human faces.