A Rainy Dragon Day
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
In this atmospheric picture book, a rainy day indoors turns into a fantastical journey to dragonland when Fred the elegant dragon arrives in need of a bathroom.
What’s more perfect than a day on the sofa while the rain patters on the windows?
I’m just settling down with books, cocoa and my long-haired dachshund, when the doorbell rings. It’s Fred the dragon, hoping to use the bathroom. There’s nowhere suitable for a fastidious dragon. After rejecting all the usual places, Fred sweeps us off through the storm to a magical world of floating pagoda bathrooms.
Every beguiling detail in these illustrations evokes the snuggle of a cozy rainy day in a funny story that addresses the very necessary question of where dragons go when they need to go.
Creators
Julie Völk is a celebrated illustrator from Vienna, Austria, who studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and has illustrated many award-winning picture books. In 2018, she was named an IBBY Honored Illustrator.
Reviews
A child looking forward to a rainy day inside—”I’ll read and play, muck around, daydream”—gets a knock on the door from a friend needing to use the bathroom. But where does a dragon go when he needs to go? This Austrian award-winner has a beguiling illustrative style that perfectly suits the whimsical solution to this problem, with a charming twist at the end.
The Listener, New Zealand Herald
Adults seeking whimsical read-aloud stories that pair fantasy, friendship, and thought-provoking fun will relish the themes of discovery that make A Rainy Dragon Day an inviting exploration.
Midwest Book Review
