Rainy Day Magic
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Feb 1992
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 6
- Recommended Grade
- p to 1
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773673663
- Publish Date
- Feb 1992
- List Price
- $6.95
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Description
Governor General's Award for Illustration
Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator's Award
It's a rainy day, boring as can be, until Victor and Joey decide to make their own fun. Soon chairs turn into castles, bumblebees turn into tigers, and whales and starfish frolic in a watery kingdom.
About the author
MARIE-LOUISE GAY has achieved international acclaim as an author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won many awards, including two Governor General’s awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Marie-Louise’s very popular Stella and Sam series has been translated into more than fifteen languages and is loved by children all over the world. Her recent books include Any Questions? and Short Stories for Little Monsters. She lives in Montreal. marielouisegay.com
Editorial Reviews
"Rainy Day Magic is a delight, a journey through the magical world of a child's daydreams. . . The drawings are wonderful. Fresh, vivid colour. Lovely renderings of a jungle, an undersea world, an enormously beautiful blue whale, an appealing pink sea horse ("winning at sea-solitaire") and a mauve starfish wearing sunglasses relaxing in a deck chair amid sea life of yellows and greens. This enchanting story can be enjoyed by very young children and older ones too. As an adult, I was immediately taken by the charm, wit, rhyming verse, and colour in the story."
— CM Magazine
"Although this book may be enjoyed anytime on its own merits, it could provide some much needed inspiration on a rainy day."
— Publishers Weekly
