Rain Fish

By: Lois Ehlert

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Hardcover | 1 June 2016

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Get to know the “rain fish” that come to life during rainstorms in this gorgeous exploration of nature with vibrant collage artwork from the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

When blue sky turns gray and it rains all day, sometimes rain fish come out and play.
They swim among discards and debris. Do you see them, too? Or is it just me?

Through lyrical text and her incomparable mixed-media collage illustrations, Lois Ehlert introduces readers to “rain fish”—the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms. From a scrap of newspaper with a seashell eye and feather smile to a piece of cardboard with an orange peel eye and a leaf for a fin, Ehlert’s rain fish come in all shapes and sizes.

Complete with an author’s note explaining how Ehlert collected the found materials she used to make the book over the course of a year, Rain Fish is a spirited celebration of imagination, creativity, and observing the world in your own way—and it invites you to discover your own rain fish.

About the Author

Lois Ehlert has created numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Holey Moley, The Scraps Book, Mice, Ten Little Caterpillars, RRRalph, Lots of Spots, Boo to You!, Leaf Man, Waiting for Wings, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup , and Color Zoo, which received a Caldecott Honor. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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PreS-Gr 3–Found art supplies formsuggestions of fish shapes while the text lyrically provides directions on howto make “rain fish” in this imaginative work by the master collage artist.Ehlert describes how the objects “hide in debris/until rain sets them free,”thereby explaining how she finds materials. The ephemeral nature of the creationsis emphasized by the instruction, “But you better look fast,/because rain fishdon’t last.” The objects are found by chance, and the art made from them isopen to interpretation. Children are invited to look beyond the items’ originaluses and explore what they see in the collage assortments. Vivid colors, variedtextures, and expressive language inspire further contemplation. As anexploration of creativity and inventiveness, the book serves as a challenge toreaders. What could they find to make their own rain fish? VERDICT An excellent addition to most collections, andespecially valuable to libraries with budding found object artists.

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