Theme: Rain

Hurricane: A Novel

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

outside, the wind is howling. it is a monster shrieking to get inside. outside, the rain is a solid wall of water. everything is dark. everything is destroyed. everything is gone…. Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survive that terrifying night. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no [...]

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Gugu’s House

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Kukamba loves to visit her grandmother, Gugu. Though the village where Gugu lives is dry and dusty, her house is big and sprawling and unlike any other. The courtyard and walls are decorated with beautiful paintings and clay animals, all made by Gugu herself. Best of all, when Kukamba visits, she gets to help shape [...]

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It’s Raining

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 15, 2007

A Wordless book about a rainy day.

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Peach Heaven

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The Korean town where Yangsook lives is famous for wonderful peaches, but one year a heavy rainstorm ushers the farmers’ crop down the mountain where children eagerly eat the expensive treat. Take a closer look at Peach Heaven as examined in WOW Review.

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Will Goes to the Beach

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When Will and his mother go to the beach, they don’t let a bit of rain keep them from going swimming.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Scandinavia, Sweden » Other Themes: , » Comments closed