rhodesee's review against another edition
4.0
I love this on so many levels. I love the sweet and simple story as well as the relationship portrayed between the siblings and their grandparents. I also love that the story offers a gentle introduction to the water cycle and shows us that we are all connected through nature. To top it off, the illustrations are lovely.
kyliebean4's review against another edition
5.0
A very sweet book about two kids that go to stay with their grandparents for a visit. They explored the first day and then it started to rain. After it continues to rain, the girl asks her grandfather where the rain comes from and he says that he’ll tell her after they find the biggest puddle in the world. After the storm passes, they go outside in the woods and explore. They follow puddles to ponds to a river to the ocean. Grandfather shows them how water evaporates into clouds which then fall as rain into the ocean, making the biggest puddle in the world. A great book to teach the water cycle and also spending time with grandparents.
tashrow's review
3.0
A little girl and her brother Charlie were staying with their grandparents for six days. On the first day, the spent time exploring the big old house. Then it started to rain. It rained the entire second day, as they continued to explore the house. It rained the entire third day, which they spent playing dress-up. The girl asked her grandfather, Big T, where the rain comes from. He promised to show her when the rain stopped and when they had found the biggest puddle. The next day, the sun was out and the children joined their grandfather outside. On their walk to find the biggest puddle, they explored small puddles, a stream, a pond and finally found the sea! Along the way, their grandfather explained the water cycle with evaporation, the clouds, rain and bodies of water.
Lee combines a science lesson with a fictional picture book very successfully here. The initial story of children visiting grandparents is filled with lovely moments of play and connection. The children may be bored at times, but they also find ways to spend their time even as rain comes down all around the house. When the sun returns, the world opens up to them and their adventures becomes less imagination and more real. The facts shared about the water cycle are shown as part of their walk and a natural conversation. Dion’s illustrations are light and filled with a sense of movement and air. The gray rainy days spent inside contrast beautifully with the sunshine of the outdoor pages.
A quiet picture book about family, weather and water. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
https://wakingbraincells.com/2019/03/22/review-the-biggest-puddle-in-the-world-by-mark-lee/
Lee combines a science lesson with a fictional picture book very successfully here. The initial story of children visiting grandparents is filled with lovely moments of play and connection. The children may be bored at times, but they also find ways to spend their time even as rain comes down all around the house. When the sun returns, the world opens up to them and their adventures becomes less imagination and more real. The facts shared about the water cycle are shown as part of their walk and a natural conversation. Dion’s illustrations are light and filled with a sense of movement and air. The gray rainy days spent inside contrast beautifully with the sunshine of the outdoor pages.
A quiet picture book about family, weather and water. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
https://wakingbraincells.com/2019/03/22/review-the-biggest-puddle-in-the-world-by-mark-lee/
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