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On a moonlit night. . . In the magic of a moonshower, a childless couple finds a dozen tiny babies in a meadow. Written in classic folktale tradition, illustrated with astonishing paintings, The Rainbabies is woven from magic and moonbeams.
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An older couple has always wanted children, and they get their wish when a dozen small babies show up after a rain. The couple loves them as their own, but they constantly seem to be in danger. Finally, the mother of the rainbabies comes and takes them away, but blesses the couple with a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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First Sentence edit
IN A SMALL HOUSE IN A GREEN MEADOW LIVED AN OLD WOMAN AND her husband of many years.
Table of Contents edit
This is a picture book so there are no chapters.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Laura Krauss Melmed (Author)
- Jim Lamarche (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0688107559
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0688107559
Page Count: 32
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Parents › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › New Baby › Fiction
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Children's Books
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › Stories
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8
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