Un-Brella

Un-Brella
Illustrated by Scott E. Franson
Published by Roaring Brook Press

Just imagine if you had a magic umbrella that could change the weather outside to whatever you wanted it to be, wherever you went. Open this book to find out how one little girl changes uses her un-brella to change the world she lives in.

I think the book is exquisite. It was created by Scott Franson, a graphic designer who developed the illustrations digitally on the computer. I’m guessing the large part of the work was made in Illustrator and Photoshop. The color scheme is very nice as it is not too bold, however, it matches the tone for the book beautifully. I like wordless books for young children because they don’t need words to tell them the story. The child will make up the story as they look through the pages. Lastly, of course, the illustrator does not need to leave room for the text! The illustrator has the whole page as their playground. I love that!

I think it is a book that children will enjoy for a long time to come.