Big Rain was written when the author tried to explain to her
three-year-old how the devastating floods in Kerala had affected family
and friends and so many others back home in India
Rain can be fun. But sometimes, "lots and lots and lots of rain" is
frightening -- when water comes into homes and washes everything away.
Floods and other natural calamities do happen, children do get caught in
them, and other children see it all on television. How do they make
sense of it?
The book talks to children through rhythmic, repetitive text and
evocative visuals, ending with the important reminder that if you look
after nature, nature will look after you. It enables conversations that
can heal and empower.
- Enables conversations that can empower children to make sense of
natural disasters and heal from them
- Ends with the important reminder that if you look after nature, nature
will look after you
- The simple text talks directly to children, with a repetitive rhythm
that lightens the calamity for them and heightens the positive
- Powerful, evocative visuals capture the force and beauty of nature
- Selected for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal's Reading
List
