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Name: Umbrella
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Author: Tarō Yashima

A young girl, Momo, eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday. Inspired by the rain and umbrellas in her childhood, she dreams of a world where rainbows appear after a downpour, and umbrellas collect the raindrops. This fantasy world, known as the Rainy World, is where Momo's imagination takes her.

First publish date: 1963

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Tarō Yashima

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