The Big Umbrella (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534406582)

"A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the 'other.'" --Kirkus Reviews

"A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion." --Booklist

"This sweet extended metaphor uses an umbrella to demonstrate how kindness and inclusion work...A lovely addition to any library collection, for classroom use or for sharing at home." --School Library Journal

In the tradition of Alison McGhee's Someday, beloved illustrator Amy June Bates makes her authorial debut alongside her eleven-year-old daughter with this timely and timeless picture book about acceptance.

By the door there is an umbrella. It is big. It is so big that when it starts to rain there is room for everyone underneath. It doesn't matter if you are tall. Or plaid. Or hairy. It doesn't matter how many legs you have.

Don't worry that there won't be enough room under the umbrella. Because there will always be room.

Lush illustrations and simple, lyrical text subtly address themes of inclusion and tolerance in this sweet story that accomplished illustrator Amy June Bates cowrote with her daughter, Juniper, while walking to school together in the rain.

Author: Amy June Bates, Juniper Bates
ISBN-10: 1534406581
ISBN-13: 9781534406582
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2018
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 10.20w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194938 / Big Umbrella


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2017
Booklist 11/01/2017 pg. 61
School Library Journal 12/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory