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Downpour : splish! splash! ker-splash! / Yuko Ohnari with illustrations by Koshiro Hata ; translated by Emily Balistrieri.

Ohnari, Yuko, 1965- (author.). Hata, Koshiro, 1963- (illustrator.). Balistrieri, Emily, (translator.). Ohnari, Yuko, 1965- Translation of : Doshaburi. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

"A young boy celebrates a refreshing storm in this joyous multisensory picture book about experiencing a cloudburst of rain on a hot summer day It is a hot summer day. But soon dark clouds roll in. A boy looks up at the sky and smells the air as the first raindrops hit the ground. He listens as it begins to pour, observing all the symphony of sound this welcome downpour makes. He feels the water droplets on his skin and sees little rivulets of water on the sidewalk. "Badadada" he hears as the rain hits his yellow umbrella, "Ker-sploosh" as he jumps in a puddle. This boy uses all his senses to experience this refreshing summer storm. Koshiro Hata's illustrations revel in the joy of nature in Yuko Ohnari's new book featuring expressive onomatopoeia to sound out and enjoy. You'll definitely want to play outside the next time it rains." -- publisher's website

Record details

ISBN: 9781636551142
Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Red Comet Press, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

General Note:	English translation of: Doshaburi.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 4-7. Red Comet Press. Grades K-1. Red Comet Press. AD290L Lexile.
Original Version Note:	Originally published: Doshaburi. Japan :Yuko Ohnari/Koshiro Hata, 2018.
Language Note:	In English, translated from the Japanese.