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Herman, Charlotte

First Rain

32 pp. | Whitman | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8075-2453-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kathryn Mitter. When Abby and her parents move to Israel, her grandmother stays behind. Abby misses Grandma, but they keep in contact through letters, e-mail, and phone calls. This touching, if sentimental, story begins and ends with rain and tears--first sad and then happy. Mitter's cheerful acrylic illustrations showing Abby's new life and the happy family reunion bolster the Israel-travelogue-style story.
Reviewer: Amy Kellman

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