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Pierloot, Mathieu

Look, It's Raining

40 pp. | Princeton | September, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-61689-828-1 $17.95
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maria Dek. In this homage to the beauty of the natural world, a young girl's boredom becomes the catalyst for an afternoon spent outside. It's Sunday, and Camille, having "read all of her books" and "tidied all of her pencils," slips out of the house. To her delight, the low gray clouds soon give way to loud claps of thunder and big raindrops that "plop onto her head, roll down her hair and face." She spies a line of ants and, upon inquiry, learns that they are going to a show. Her afternoon discoveries continue as she encounters a spotted spider, a pair of snails, a bumblebee, and a gray cat, all of whom are going to the show. Camille's "what's this show that everyone is talking about?" curiosity is abated when she sees a chrysalis suspended from a branch. "Time stops, and Camille's heart tightens" as she watches it transform into a vibrant butterfly. Watercolor illustrations in warm jewel tones reflect the unpretentious and startling beauty that Camille discovers in her own backyard. Unassuming and earnest, this story gently beckons readers to step outside, "where there's always a show to see."
Reviewer: Emmie Stuart | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2020

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