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November 1, 2002/in Picture Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant /by Angie Hill
BfK Rating:
BfK 137 November 2002
Reviewer: Elizabeth Schlenther
ISBN: 978-1842700785
Price: Price not available
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Length: 32pp
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Max and the Rainbow Rain Hat

Author: Gus Clarke

Max lives under a cloud – literally. Everywhere he goes the rain follows, so he never smiles and he has no friends. Who wants to talk to a bunny if it means getting wet? So Max is sad. Then he finds a solution; he makes a huge, multi-coloured rain hat. It is so big that it keeps him and all the other animals dry. Life becomes full and interesting, the cloud disappears, and Max is happy. The gentle, droll illustrations will be enjoyed even by very young children, but the full impact of the sophisticated theme – that the solution to happiness lies within oneself – will only be appreciated with more maturity.

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