pickFun colorful book. Would save for younger readers 2/3rd down.
The animals were all so different, but they all wanted to play.”
This story incorporates the themes of curiosity, friendship, and environmental appreciation. As Anna welcomes the animals, readers are reminded of the wonders of nature and the connections that can be formed across different worlds.
pickTraditional Literature
Published 2002
In "The Umbrella," a young girl named Anna discovers a magical umbrella that brings unexpected visitors to her garden. As she opens the umbrella, it magically transports a variety of animals, including a toucan, a sloth, and a monkey, from the lush rainforest. Each animal arrives in colorful essence, bringing the vibrancy of their home into Anna's world. A boy named Carlos teaches her about the animals.
pick“Full of big ideas and marvellously peculiar characters.” Oh I did love this. It was quiet, gentle, crazy, peculiar, completely absorbing. I fell hard for all those characters and it broke my heart 🐍
Throughout the book I enjoyed that Jim's friends were trying to cheer him up but nobody really tried to help him out
The sun was too bright,the sky was too blue, and the bananas were too sweet.
