The Umbrella The Umbrella

by Jan Brett

Book Overview

A walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest provides a wonderfully lush setting for Jan Brett's beloved animal illustrations. When Carlos drops his umbrella to climb a tree for a better view of the animals, they all cram into the banana-leaf umbrella as it floats by--from the little tree frog to the baby tapir to the big jaguar and more. It gets so crowded in the umbrella that there isn't even enough room for a little hummingbird! So over the umbrella...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439814278
• ISBN13: 0971486276527
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

The Umbrella

The book was in excellent condition and arrived in timely fashion. No complaints! As always Jan Brett's illustrations are phenomenal and enjoyed by the whole family from 2yrs to 75yrs!!!! Her books always transport readers to real places in imaginary ways. It is always a learning experience.

Jan Brett pleases children and their parents

This book portraits the lushness of the rain-forest and also some of the wildlife of this area. Jan Brett's illustrations are rich in detail. Included in these bigger illustrations, adults can find subtle hints built into the overall picture, of upcoming pages and additions. Overall, Jan Brett's stories are a must-read; childhood would not be complete without having read at least one of her tales.

Wonderful Book

Beautiful book with pictures that really reminded me of Costa Rica. I love reading this book to my two year old son.

A fun jungle adventure

My 3 1/2 yr old grandson likes this book. He enjoys hearing about Carlos in the jungle as he climbs the fig tree and he likes to look for Froggy and Toucan in the illustrations of the book. He seems to enjoy this story over and over.

Beautiful and fun.

Both my 4 year old daughter and I love this book! The pictures are gorgeous, the unusual animals are beautiful and interesting and the simple story is alot of fun! I enjoy how the story builds up and then brings itself back around to a similar place from which it had begun. I love the frog's spanish text. I didn't think it was confusing at all as one editorial reviewer mentioned above. I am buying another copy as a Christmas present for my 8 year old niece. If your child is interested in animals and forests, as mine is, I'm sure he/she will enjoy this book.