Baby Duck hates the rain. When Mr and Mrs Duck waddle and skip happily through the rain towards Grandpa's house, Baby Duck dallies behind, complaining about wet feet, wet face and the mud. As she plods along, she sings a cross little song, "I do not like the rain one bit, splashing down my neck, baby feathers soaking wet, I do not like this mean old day". Things get better when they reach Grandpa's house and he puts his arm around Baby. "I've never heard of a duck who doesn't like rain", says Mrs Duck. Grandpa takes Baby upstairs to the attic and finds a tall, green bag. Inside is a beautiful red umbrella with matching boots. "These used to be your mother's". Grandpa whispers. "A long time ago, she was a baby duck who did not like the rain". Baby loves the umbrella and the boots and, after eating a big plate of pancakes, she goes outside with Grandpa and waddles and shimmies and hops in the pouring rain. Now she sings a new happy song, "I really like the rain a lot, splashing my umbrella, big red boots on baby feet, I really love this rainy day". Amy Hest is the author of "Rosie's Fishing Trip", "The Purple Coat" (winner of the Christopher Award) and "Nana's Birthday Party". Jill Barton has illustrated "The Happy Hedgehog Band", "The Pig in the Pond" (Highly Commended as runner-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal) and "Little Mo" and "Grape Zoo".

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by Walker Books Ltd .

Dick King-Smith is one of the world's favourite children's book authors. His titles for Walker include the much-loved Sophie books. Dick lives in Bristol. Jill Barton's many popular titles include the Baby Duck stories by Amy Hest. Jill lives in Devon. Amy Hest has written over 30 books including the New York Times bestseller Kiss Goodnight, In the Rain with Baby Duck and When Jessie Came Across the Sea which was the recipient of the Christopher Medal. She lives in New York City, USA. Amy Bates is the illustrator of Hair For Mama and Celebrating Psalm 118 by Karma Wilson. She lives in Philadelphia, USA.