Ferry, Beth. The Umbrella. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Clarion Books, 2023. 978-0-358-44772-6. unpaged. $19.99. Grades K-2.

A girl and her pup endure a string of soggy, rainy days. Everything is glum, but pup still needs his walk!  Encountering a curio shop, the girl and her companion find a tattered yellow umbrella – for free! Walking home, it falls apart. A day later, on another rainy walk, our characters find that the tatters have sprouted into new yellow umbrellas! Passing them out to people in the park, the cheerful colored umbrellas chase away the gloomy day!

THOUGHTS: This cheerful and sweet book is perfect for rainy days!

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