A Read-to-me Book of Poems
 
Richly illustrated by Jane Dyer 
 
Accompanied by a white polar bear who comes along for the adventure (and because he loves listening to the rain!)
 
Here is a lively celebration of more than a hundred poems that are at turns playful, funny, mischievous, and thoughtful.   Compiled especially for the youngest child, this splendid collection includes familiar poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Edward Lear, Christina Rosetti, and others, as well as poems by new voices such as Nikki Giovanni and Jack Prelutsky. 
 
All of the events in a child's life - be they great or small - are found in: 
 
PLAY
FAMILIES
JUST FOR FUN
BIRDS, BUGS AND BEASTS
RHYMES AND SONGS
MAGIC AND WONDER
WIND AND WEATHER 
CALENDARS AND CLOCKS
DAY AND NIGHT.
 
Page after page features glorius watercolor paintings with all the bright colors of the rainbow.  Listen and hear Talking Like the Rain.