I am looking for a children’s books that was probably published in the 1980s. I am 35 years old now so if this was a new book when I was a child, this would have been maybe around 1988, give or take a few years.
PLOT: What I remember about the book was that it involved a child going to school on a rainy day. When the child arrived at school, they saw all of the umbrellas of the other children lined up outside the classroom. I remember a page (actually I think the illustration covered two pages) depicting all of the different colors and patterns of the umbrellas, all dripping outside the classroom. The style of the illustrations seemed to be like watercolor paintings. I don’t remember anything else about the book, only that the rainy day and the umbrellas were at the center of the story.
Could be Umbrella, about Momo who gets an umbrella and boots for her third birthday, but then has to wait for a rainy day to use them. She does go to preschool in the story, and then comes home again in the rain.
Hi and thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, “Umbrella” by Taro Yashima (featuring the character to Momo) is not the book. Thank you anyway for the suggestion!
Could it be What Mary Jo Shared by Janice May Udry? She’s a little girl who can’t think of anything unique for show and tell – until she thinks of something that isn’t unique but that too many people take for granted. Lovely. Yes, there was a two-page spread with dripping umbrellas, IIRC.
I think this may be the one. I’m going to request it via my library and will let you know if it is.