Priscilla and the Splish-Splash Surprise

by Nathaniel Hobbie

Bored after three days of non-stop rain, Priscilla goes outside to perform a rain-stopping dance and meets Posy the Pixie, who shows her the magical land of Primrose and teaches her to appreciate both rain and sunshine.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316010464
• ISBN13: 9780316010467
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Loved, loved this book

This book encourages for creativity, imagination and thinking out of the box and pushes the kids to think about solutions and not to compromise. It is wonderfully written. Great book. I bought other books from this line as well and i was not disappointed. I think i just found my new favorite kids book author. Well done!

Super adorable

I had been searching for some cute books for my 2 1/2 year old daughter and when I read this one, I thought it was the most adorable book ever. The story in verse and the illustrations are so nice I love reading this one to her. This book is also good for her age and should be good for another few years to keep her interested because its not too simple, and its not to overwhelming with words (like the Eloise books)

Wonderful

This is a great book. These Priscilla books are really well written and thought through. This one has a great moral and everyone can appreciate. Great graphics. Well done, my family loves it!

A wonderful book!

On Priscilla's planet, which is not so far away, the sky is a purple, green-brownish gray hue today. The sky had not been blue for days. Then the raindrops began to fall and rain became the word of the day. Priscilla is not a fish or a duck so rain is bad luck. She tried to occupy herself indoors but became bored until she decides to go outside and perform a rain-stopping dance. Near the woods she encounters the pixie Posy from The Land of Primrose. Posy is happy that Priscilla enjoys the rain. But no, Priscilla states that "this rain is the pits." Posy educates Priscilla about the wonders of rain and suddenly Posy happily begins to see things in a new way. This is a lyrical story with rhyming verse that will delight children. The whimsical illustrations will bring little bursts of laughter as they enjoy rainy days in a new way. Armchair Interviews says: When rainy days plague your children, it's time to read to them. I suggest reading Priscilla and the Splish-Splash Surprise.

Funny, heartwarming book with a twist

This colorful book is a delight from cover to cover. It depicts a little girl over the course of a rainy, boring week. Try as she might, she can't seem to see the bright side of life until she meets a surprise visitor at the forest's edge near her house. My favorite part of the book are the scenes inside the forest and the joy that the characters she meets there bring to the page. You can't help smiling and laughing outloud at the witty bugs and animals that populate the magical world among the trees. If you need a lift, you need this book. It will make your eyes dance...and your heart sing. Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of Diary of a Mother and SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe, lives near Munich, Germany, with her husband and two children. Subscribe to her parenting ezine at: http://www.diaryofamother.com