Rain Boy
By Dylan Glynn
★ "This is a critical addition to elementary collections to build empathy and acceptance." —School Library Journal, Starred Review
"Captivating visuals will prompt conversations about the feelings and choices of victim, friend, and community." —Kirkus Reviews
"Author-illustrator Glynn literalizes weather metaphor to tell a story about acceptance. . . . [T]he art is gorgeous. . . . Expressive use of watercolor, pastels, and colored pencil, in a naive style, stunningly paints a fable with blotchy colors evoking the emotional extremes represented by sunshine and rain clouds. A lovely, if purposeful, tool for early social-emotional learning." —Booklist