Home in the Rain

Francie and her mum who is expecting a baby drive home from grandma's, and Francie writes in the condensation 'daddy' and 'mummy' and leaves a space for the new arrival. A tender story of family life.

About the author

Bob Graham is a Kate Greenaway-winning bookmaker who has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books including Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post, Ellie's Dragon, The Poesy Ring, Home in the Rain, How to Heal a Broken Wing, How the Sun Got to Coco's House, Max, Maxine, Jethro Byrde: Fairy Child, The Underhills: A Tooth Fairy Story and The Concrete Garden. His 2011 title, A Bus Called Heaven, is endorsed by Amnesty International UK and was the winner of the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award – a prize Bob has won an unprecedented seven times. He has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Literary Award in Australia twice, in 2014 for Silver Buttons and in 2017 for Home in the Rain. Bob lives in Melbourne, Australia.Bob Graham is a Kate Greenaway-winning bookmaker who has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books including Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post, Ellie's Dragon, The Poesy Ring, Home in the Rain, How to Heal a Broken Wing, How the Sun Got to Coco's House, Max, Maxine, Jethro Byrde: Fairy Child, The Underhills: A Tooth Fairy Story and The Concrete Garden. His 2011 title, A Bus Called Heaven, is endorsed by Amnesty International UK and was the winner of the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award – a prize Bob has won an unprecedented seven times. He has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Literary Award in Australia twice, in 2014 for Silver Buttons and in 2017 for Home in the Rain. Bob lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Bob Graham
• Assisted by: Bob Graham (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781406379785
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-7978-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Children's and young people's books > Picture books > Narrative picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / New Baby, Picture storybooks, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Weather, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: New baby