Un-Brella

UN-BRELLA
By Scott E. Franson
Roaring Brook Press, 2007

Category: Wordless picture book

My daughter and I enjoyed this book more each time we “read it” … which was, at last count, approximately 5,462 times.

It is adorable.

It is imaginative.

It is fun.

The blue-eyed imp on the cover has a magic umbrella (and we want one!). Whatever the weather does is undone by the UN-brella. It is a fabulous concept. Snowing outside? She wears a swimsuit and plays in the yard anyway. Hot and hazy? No worries … skating and snow angels are still possible.

Scott Franson has created a picture book that engages young readers and stands up to multiple readings … and he has done it all with vibrant graphic artwork. That’s right, folks, this book is wordless. And still, we read it … over and over and (“just-one-more-time-please”) over again.