# Rain Fish - Hardcover

by **Lois Ehlert** (Author), **Lois Ehlert** (Illustrator)

**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.

### Author Biography

Lois Ehlert (1934-2021) illustrated numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including _Chicka Chicka Boom Boom_, _Mice_, _Ten Little Caterpillars_, and her own _Holey Moley_, _The Scraps Book_, _RRRalph_, _Lots of Spots_, _Boo to You!_, _Leaf Man_, _Snowballs_, _Waiting for Wings_, _Planting a Rainbow_, _Growing Vegetable Soup_, and _Color Zoo_, which received a Caldecott Honor.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 12.1 x 7.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 26, 2016

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Rain Fish

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.1

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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