A Rainy Day with Hedgehog and Rabbit

by Pablo Albo, GÓMEZ (Illustrator)

Overview

Rabbit is leisurely eating his cabbages in the garden, when suddenly… WATER! Who threw it?? He doesn’t wait to find out: he’s too scared and has already run off! The same thing happens to Hedgehog, who laughs at it and goes searching for scaredy Rabbit.

“Rabbit, who on earth has thrown water at us?”

“Let’s find out!”

Maybe it was Hen, maybe it was the owls… Or maybe…

Tag along with the two friends as they unveil the mystery of the water falling from the sky!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788494655197
Publisher:	NubeOcho
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Series:	Hedgehog and Rabbit Collection Series
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.75(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Pablo Albo is a writer and storyteller. He has published more than forty books and has recounted tales at storytelling festivals in Spain, Cuba, Switzerland, Italy, Greece,
Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Belgium, and France. His books have been translated into English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese. He has been awarded the prestigious Lazarillo prize twice in Spain and three of his books have been selected by The White Ravens. Hedgehog and Rabbit. The Scary Wind is a Junior Library Guild Selection.

GÓMEZ studied fine arts in Salamanca, Spain. A new talent, she has worked for several publishing houses in Europe, such as SM in Spain, Le Petites Bulles Editions in France,
and Scholastic and Sterling in the United States. She has published with NubeOcho Bow-Wow-Meow, the collection Hedgehog and Rabbit and Daniela the Pirate.

Editorial Reviews

Pablo Albo’s story of two innocent friends experiencing rain for the first time will appeal to young children, who will be able to relate to the wonder of discovering their world. Children will also enjoy the chance to be the authority on this common weather pattern they have already experienced. The format which bounces back and forth between narration and speech bubbles lends itself to being a mentor text, helping teachers segue their instruction into the art of writing and illustrating in various formats.

From the Publisher

2019-02-06

Two sweetly innocent friends discover rain.

As Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy their garden together, a drop of water lands on Rabbit's ear. Scared by this, he hides in his hollow log. A drop of water also lands on Hedgehog; in his case it tickles and makes him laugh, so he goes looking for Rabbit to tell him. In both cases they believe someone threw the water at them, and now they are out to find the culprit. As they emerge from the hollow log, Rabbit notices something strange: The sky is no longer blue—"it's…it's lost its color!" Confused, they wonder whether "whoever threw water at us also took the color out of the sky?" There is definitely a mystery to be solved here. Humor abounds both in the text and in the bright, cartoon illustrations, especially as the friends eventually arrive at the owls' home. The owls suggest rain might have thrown the water, and "You can't do anything except take cover and wait for it to get tired and stop." Still not fully understanding what rain is, the friends take cover and wait, eventually falling asleep. When they wake up "They'd done it! The sun was back in the middle of the bright blue sky." Translated by Dawlatly from the Spanish Erizo y Conejo descubren la lluvia, this rendering captures the charming silliness of the original story.

Young readers will fall for these endearing friends. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews