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Author/Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz Rain Rain Rivers is a lovely poem, illustrated with soft watercolor and ink pictures that depict the grayness of a rainy day well. It’s the kind of poem that carries a sweetness that can make it soothing when read to a tiny child. As a read aloud, the text is lovely and lyrical and really emphasizes the wonder, the size, and the fleeting nature of rain. Rain comes, it changes everything while it’s here, and then it is done. The illustrations are definitely a piece of a different time in children’s book illustration (the copyright for this book is 1969), and they remind me of the classic books I tried to interest my child in during her preschool years. She would listen, but she wouldn’t look, and these wonderful classics were never the book brought to me during the "choose your own story" moments. I’m glad the book has been reprinted to share with children today, but I suspect it would find a warmer reception with young school-aged children than with preschoolers who tend to love bright over soft. My six year old is just now reaching the age to appreciate this style of art - she said the illustrations were beautiful. |
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Rain Rain Rivers