Red Rubber Boot Day
By Jennifer Gennari,
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Spare narrative is engaging, childlike.
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What's the Story?
The smell of rain makes a boy consider all the nice things to do inside on a rainy day, but in the end he decides to go outside and splash in his red rubber boots. The vivid illustrations make every activity, especially the splash scenes, look like fun to preschoolers.
Is It Any Good?
The narrative, although spare, is at times engaging, warm, and childlike: "If it's slippery window-spashy rain, I make a party with my dishes." The quiet, thoughtful pace appeals to children.
Lauren Stringer's double-page spreads are bold and bright and full of sweeping movement, interesting angles, and luminous, rich color. The boy's cats add extra interest; one presses its paws against the screen door, echoing the placement of the boy's palms. The cats follow the boy throughout the house: One plays with crayons and wears a hat at the tea party.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about rainy days. What do you like to do on a rainy day?
Book Details
- Author: Mary Lyn Ray
- Illustrator: Lauren Stringer
- Genre: For Beginning Readers
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Harcourt Brace
- Publication date: January 1, 2000
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 4 - 7
- Number of pages: 32
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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