Hello, Rain!

Celebrate the excitement and joy that a rainstorm can bring in this gorgeous picture book.

A young girl watches out the window as the rain starts to ‘plink, plunk, plonk’ down from the sky, before donning her raingear and going out in the downpour to experience it first-hand. From a kaleidoscope of umbrellas to puddle jumping, mini curbside waterfalls, and watching the rain feed the plants, she revels in the rain, before retreating back inside after the ‘crack and ‘flash’ of thunder and lightning.

Hello Rain is full of wonderful descriptive language and fun words, such as the ‘dash, dart, skitter, scatter’ of people under their umbrellas, or the ‘glistening green’ of the garden after the rain stops. Illustrations that are like watercolour paintings bring the rain and the words to life with soft blues, greens and orange colours, and changing perspectives that create an almost immersive experience.

A book that can be enjoyed as a sweet story about a young person enjoying the rain, or as a way of introducing ideas about weather, water and the world around us, with appeal across the ages.