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The big umbrella / Amy June Bates ; cowritten with Juniper Bates.

Bates, Amy June, (author,, illustrator.). Bates, Juniper, (author.).

Summary:

By the door there is an umbrella. It is big. It is so big that when it starts to rain there is room for everyone underneath. It doesn't matter if you are tall. Or plaid. Or hairy. It doesn't matter how many legs you have. Don't worry that there won't be enough room under the umbrella.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534406582
  • Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
A Paula Wiseman book.
Subject:
Toleration > Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Umbrellas > Juvenile fiction.
Topic Heading:
Pre-digital literacy
Kindness
Adrienne Gear: Reading power

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Headingley Municipal Library C BAT (Text) 36440000271119 Picture Books Volume hold Checked out 2025-04-21

Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series; Sweet Dreams and That’s What I’d Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; and Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. She is the author-illustrator of The Big Umbrella, about which Booklist raved, “A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion.” She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.

Juniper Bates was in sixth grade when she and her mom, Amy June Bates, came up with the idea for The Big Umbrella while sharing an umbrella in a rainstorm. Juniper loves music, skiing, books, and puddles she can jump in. Juniper lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with their family and dog, Rosebud.

Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series; Sweet Dreams and That's What I'd Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; and Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. She is the author-illustrator of The Big Umbrella, which Booklist raved, 'A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion.' She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.

Juniper Bates was in sixth grade when she and her mom, Amy June Bates, came up with the idea for The Big Umbrella while sharing an umbrella in a rainstorm. Juniper loves music, skiing, books, and puddles she can jump in. Juniper lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with their family and dog, Rosebud.