Yellow Umbrella is a wordless picture book by Jae-Soo Liu that was first published in Korea. One umbrella becomes many, many umbrellas on a rainy day.
The message of the book, according to the author, is "whether they were boys or girls, fat or skinny, short or tall...under their colorful umbrellas, all those physical differences disappeared...It seemed to me that these children were claiming that they were all equal in spite of their physical differences." Readers can find their own meanings in this wordless book, however.
The book includes a CD filled with music. The first track is seven minutes, and this is the intended soundtrack for the book. Track two, "Underneath the Sky," is the only music piece with lyrics included.
Everyone hold up your umbrellaTracks three through fifteen are expanded versions of the themes or segments from the main track.
Standing underneath the sky
Everyone -- with your umbrella
Listen to the rain
If you enjoy piano music, art, or rainy days, this one is too fun to miss.
Music: 4.5 out of 5
Illustrations: 4.5 out of 5
Total: 9 out of 10
© 2017 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
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