What an absolutely delightful book. I cannot think of a better, more whimsical creation, than "The Green Umbrella". The next time it rains, this will be the book I will be turning to to teach my preschoolers about umbrellas.

The illustrations and words together tell the story of how one ordinary object can have many purposes. This story shows how just a little bit of imagination can create a wealth of possibilities!

Possible Objectionable Material:
Can’t think of anything.

Who Might Like This Book:
Those who like to imagine new purposes for the things around them.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC. This book also reviewed at http://biblioquacious.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-panoply-of-picturebooks.html

Very cute book, really enjoyed it and would buy it for my niece.

What could you imagine a green umbrella being?  Go on an adventure with elephant to find what his friends imagine the green umbrella could be.  This is also a great book to read to young children about sharing.

Thank you NorthSouth Books Inc. and NetGalley for the digital ARC to give an honest review!

The Green Umbrella is a picture book written by Jackie Azua Kramer and illustrated by Maral Sassouni. It is currently scheduled for publication on February 1 2017. When Elephant takes a peaceful walk with his green umbrella he's interrupted by a hedgehog, cat, bear, and rabbit each claiming that they’ve had exciting adventures with his umbrella. After all, it is an umbrella, and it certainly hasn’t been on any adventures more exciting than a walk in the rain. Or has it? Things aren’t always what they seem in this charming tale of imagination, sharing and friendship.

The Green Umbrella is a wonderfully charming picture book about a simple umbrella- and the imaginations of many that have used an umbrella for so much more. The story shows how different people can see something so simple as an umbrella very differently, and they are all worth exploring. I love the inherent encouragement for imagination and play here, as well as the acceptance pf different ideas. While no one wants to give up the umbrella, or their ideas for it, they are willing to share what they have and compromise. This is beautiful. The illustrations do a wonderful job of exploring the stories the different characters experience in their imagination. The colors and fun intros images are a perfect pairing to the text and story of the book.