James and the Rain

by Karla Kuskin

Book Overview

James puts on his yellow slicker and goes out into the rain to play rainy day games with an ever-increasing number of different animals. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671888080
• ISBN13: 9780671888084
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Very disappointed

It looks like the book got wet at some point. The pages are all puckered. There is a torn out piece of the last page. This book was marked as, “Good” condition, which it is clearly not! I’m very disappointed and leery about ordering anything in the future. 😬

Delightful way to introduce children to rhyme

This book is a delightful way to teach young children about rhyme. The story is so simplistic that the focus is on the verse from the very start. The illustrations are colorful and interesting for the reader. This is a story children love to hear and memorize.

You'll love this one

The text almost reads like music. The children quickly begin reading along with its sing-songy pages. The pictures in this version are outstanding. I also have an older copy of the book with simple line drawings. This text can stand on its on, its so much fun. But you will love the artwork in this book. I save it for the first rainy day of school each year.

My four year old loved it!

We received this book last year from the Easter Bunny for our one year old son, James. My four year old loves the fact that it talks about a boy named James just like his little brother. He loves the rabbits and all the other animals that you can count during the rhyming story. Besides its funny to hear how the different animals play in the rain. Great choice!

James learns the rainy day games of an assortment of friends

This book has been a bed time favorite of both of our children. It combines counting, rhyming and repitition to create the adventure of James and his yellow rain coat as they find out the games that his animal friends play when it rains. This is an excellent book to use with four and five year olds to help introduce them to reading. The counting helps with math skills and there is a predictablility that allows children to feel they are really learning to read. I highly recommend this classic before it goes out of print!!