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The Falling Raindrop
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published by Tricycle Press (2010-03-23)
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Amazon Description
As a storm rumbles and flashes, something wonderful happens up in the clouds: a raindrop begins his journey to earth, thrilled and delighted to be flying. But when flying begins to feel like falling, the raindrop can’t enjoy himself for fear that a big change is coming.After hitting a campfire on the ground, the raindrop begins his journey back to the clouds as a wisp of steam. Readers will cheer for the little raindrop, experiencing his joys as well as his worries. This simple story uses spare text and art to explain the science of the water cycle, while happily showing that good things can result from change.
One Potato Review
It’s hard to imagine any more minimalist illustrations than these, still all of that white space only heightens the tiny emotions of this hurtling raindrop - from the euphoria of flying to the horrors of not having any choice. Yet, what goes down must come up again, at least in the annals of moisture, and this is finally a lively, suspenseful and even poetic alternative to the same old monotonous unit.
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