Review by Booklist Review
PreS^-Gr. 1. A little girl wakes up in a bad mood and decides that since it's raining outside, the sky must be in a bad mood, too. She and the sky are two "howling prowling scowling wolverines." Despite her mom's laughs and her dad's yodels, the grouchy youngster knows that the "window-rattling wind" is proof that this is not a good day, and she rushes outside to stomp angrily in the rain. But when her parents join her, her stomps soon turn into a dance, and together parents and child romp in the rain and chase the grouchiness away. Before the day is complete, the little girl has waved the gray day goodbye with her "love-you, hug-you family." The simple, physical words and the vibrant gouache-and-watercolor illustrations express the broad range of emotions, and the poetic rhythm of this energetic story will ring true with many kids. Cynthia Turnquest
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-It's a gray and dreary day, one that matches the mood of the child in this story as she wakes up one morning. Even her mother's cheerfulness and Dad's "snazzy, jazzy tune" can't shake her from her gloom. Mom describes her as "Mad as a wet hen." But, truth be known, the girl feels even angrier; she and the sky are "-howling prowling scowling wolverines." But when she runs outside into the rain, stamping and stomping, that foul mood begins to melt away. Her parents join her "Raaaaaain romp!" and the storm, both outside and inside, subsides. Back home it's time for games and singing around a warm fire. Wolcott's watercolor-and-gouache illustrations are rendered in rainbow hues. The colors have been allowed to run so that they blend into each other, suggestive of the rain itself. A simple, pleasant story that would pair well with Don Freeman's Rainbow of My Own (Puffin, 1978).-Roxanne Burg, Thousand Oaks Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
A little girl feels every bit as gray as the sky outside, despite her parents' cheering efforts. But rushing outside to stomp in the rain helps turn this howling, prowling, scowling grouch calm, as the whole family joins in an exuberant rainy romp. Soft, melting watercolors echo her feelings and the weather, which grows warmer and brighter along with the protagonist. From HORN BOOK Spring 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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