On a moonlit night. . .
In the magic of a moonshower, a childless couple finds a dozen tiny babies in a meadow. Written in classic folktale tra... read full description
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Jan 16, 2009
Chandra
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Children, especially, little girls are drawn to tiny things. I wanted desperately to be Tinkerbell as a child and I've never really gotten over my own obsession (which is likely why I still like playmobil as a grown woman).
Anyway, in this story a sweet old childless couple miraculously find 12 teeny tiny babies after a magical moonlight rain shower. Without a second thought they begin to care for and protect the babies as their own. And that's all I'm going to tell you! It's a s More...
Anyway, in this story a sweet old childless couple miraculously find 12 teeny tiny babies after a magical moonlight rain shower. Without a second thought they begin to care for and protect the babies as their own. And that's all I'm going to tell you! It's a s More...
Dec 29, 2011
Monica!
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Friends, if you’re looking for a way to explain to your impressionable young children Where Babies Come From (or How To Not Put Your Babies In Dangerous Scenarios) this is not the book for you.
It starts out with an Old Man and an Old Woman pining away for children. The wife in particular looks like she’s about forty, but I suppose for the story’s intended target audience, forty is the same as a hundred. Anyway, they head outside in the light of the full moon, and voila! Teeny ti More...
It starts out with an Old Man and an Old Woman pining away for children. The wife in particular looks like she’s about forty, but I suppose for the story’s intended target audience, forty is the same as a hundred. Anyway, they head outside in the light of the full moon, and voila! Teeny ti More...
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Oct 03, 2011
Sara
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This is one of my favorite children's books that I remember reading as a child. What drew me in where how cute the rainbabies were. The illustrations make the story come alive, even though the story could have been done without them. This story is obviously fiction, but you are able to connect to the couple and their love of the rainbabies. So many things try to take them away, but they always provial. I like how they do end up with a real child of their own after Mother Moonshower comes back fo
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Oct 31, 2011
Kristin
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Picture Storybook
The Rainbabies by Laura Melmed is a very loving book about an old couple who could not have children and was blessed by finding twleve rainbabies after a rainshower. The coupled takes the babies and cares for them as their own children. The go on many adventures together and mother nature tries to take the babies away from them, by water, fire and animals. The couple loves their rainbabies so much that each time, the couple saves them. Then Mother Moonshower comes to ta More...
The Rainbabies by Laura Melmed is a very loving book about an old couple who could not have children and was blessed by finding twleve rainbabies after a rainshower. The coupled takes the babies and cares for them as their own children. The go on many adventures together and mother nature tries to take the babies away from them, by water, fire and animals. The couple loves their rainbabies so much that each time, the couple saves them. Then Mother Moonshower comes to ta More...
Apr 07, 2010
Candace
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I was given this book by my mom and dad when I was about 10 years old. I'm the middle child in my family and I guess I was at that stage when I didn't feel like I fit in anywhere and this book was something my mom gave me so I would understand that I was just as important (and loved) as my siblings.
I still have this book on a shelf in my apartment and like taking it out and reading it from time to time. It's a very sweet story.
I still have this book on a shelf in my apartment and like taking it out and reading it from time to time. It's a very sweet story.
Jul 30, 2009
Carla
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A cute story of a couple who could not have children of their own. One day it rained and they discovered 12 rainbabies. The artwork was adorable. It is a storyline I have read before about this couple being tested to see if they could be good parents and then being rewarded at the end.
Apr 19, 2009
Marcia
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I needed a "long" picture book to hold the kindergarteners attention on the afternoon before vacation, and this fit the bill perfectly. Beautifully illustrated and loving tale of a a childless couple bestowed with rain babies one moonstruck evening. A favorite.
Apr 20, 2011
Alyce
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I read this book when I was a child and decided to revisit it today. I think is a creative and magical story that children will love. The pictures in the book look very real and the story is well written. This would be a good story to make into a movie!
Apr 09, 2011
Cheyanne
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This is such a wonderful, cute, and magical story that tells of a couples wish come true of having children to raise and take care of, which ends up being quite a job. I love the illustrations, it is such a fun book.
Jul 27, 2009
Dona
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Delightful to read to a classroom or your own offspring. The illustrations are beautifully rendered and the story itself, is a perfect tale of loss and reward.
Dec 30, 2009
Kfooshee
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Not my fav but Claudia loves my edited version....a little over her head at this point but i knew she would LOVE a story about little babies.
Jan 18, 2009
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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I love the cute illustrations and thought the story was charming. This is a book I would have enjoyed very much when I was little.
Feb 15, 2009
Kathy
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Not only did my son adore this one, so did I. It was really a joy to read, and I was truly interested in the story.
Jul 11, 2011
Loved it!!!! I want to name my daughter Raini (when I have a daughter!)
Aug 10, 2009
Jeannette
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Everyone should own this book! Beautiful story with beautiful pictures!
Sep 25, 2011
Megan D.
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An older childless couple still longs for a baby, and one moonlit night after the rain, they discover a dozen tiny babies. After risking their own lives to keep the babies safe during one disaster after another, the babies' mother Moonshower comes to take them back, and the older couple is rewarded with a baby of their own.
My girls and I loved this book; it's a sweet story. And the illustrations are so amazing!
My girls and I loved this book; it's a sweet story. And the illustrations are so amazing!
Nov 10, 2008
Laura
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The illustrations in this book are amazing! This is the story of a childless couple who find these tiny little babies and they take care of them and are rewarded later. I would read this to first grade and above as it is a little scary. Not in the printed text but in the illustrations. They are so life like that you can become lost and really begin to believe that it is true. It is a great example of fantasy.
Oct 13, 2009
Josie
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I read this when I was alittle girl and I just loved the story, picture and meaning of it. I think I buy it for my kids for christmas!!
Mar 02, 2010
*•.♥.•*Sabrina*•.♥.•*
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My kids were really into this story while I was reading it to them. They became nervous when the rainbabies were in danger, and sighed in relief when the rainbabies were safe again. The illustrations are beautiful! I have a feeling I'll be reading this book a lot!
Feb 23, 2008
Marci
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From the inside flap: 'Written in classic folktale tradition, this beautiful story is woven from magic and moonbeams." I couldn't agree more. I highly recommend this beautiful, tender book about a childless couple who find rainbabies to care for and end up with more adventure and magic than expected.
Jan 24, 2012
Denise
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One of my favorite books as a kid. The illustrations are fantastic! I would love to snag a hard back copy of this but I'm glad to still have a copy regardless. This would be a great story for parents and children who have gone through alternative ways of having child.
Aug 18, 2011
Magda
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Kind of cute, but weird. Teddy really liked matching the pictures on the cover with the pictures inside the book, and asked me to read this to him. I don't think we made it to the end, but he enjoyed it several times.
Aug 23, 2008
Kirei
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And childless old couple find rainbabies, are thrilled and take good care of them. At the end Mother Moonshower comes to take back her rainbabies, but rewards them with a real baby of their own. Awwwwww.
Mar 16, 2008
Flower
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This book is fantastic! I used to make my mom read it to me every night when I was younger. I reccomend it to everyone, even though it's a kid book, I think it's worth it for all ages.
Nov 17, 2011
Heather
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30 months - Worth a read, a bit of an odd tale. I thought this would appeal to O more than it did.
Aug 03, 2010
Michele
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What a beautiful story about a couple who always wanted a child. It is a mythical story.
