In this series, we’ll pick some of our favorite things about Minnesota and share some related book suggestions. (We’re open to your suggestions! Comment below or email us and tell us some of your favorite MN things!)
Part of the journey from winter to summer is that in-between time full of melting snow, puddles, and rain showers. That’s why this week we’re looking at some great books featuring umbrellas!
Umbrella by Taro Yashima
This book was nominated for the Caldecott award in 1959,
“Momo can’t wait to use the red boots and umbrella she received on her birthday. All she needs now is a rainy day! Soft illustrations portray a thoughtful story about patience and growing independence.”
Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella by Cerrie Burnell
“Harper lives in the City of Clouds with her Great Aunt Sassy and her beloved cat Midnight. When Midnight goes missing – together with all the cats of the neighbourhood – Harper realises that only her magical scarlet umbrella can help her find him…
When Harper steps out with the umbrella in her hand, she is carried up into the sky on a series of amazing adventures.”
My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
“Meet T.C., who is valiantly attempting to get Alejandra to fall in love with him; Alejandra, who is playing hard to get and is busy trying to sashay out from under the responsibilities of being a diplomat’s daughter; and T.C.’s brother Augie, who is gay and in love and everyone knows it but him.”
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
“The Umbrella Man and Other Stories is a collection of thirteen short stories selected for teenagers from Dahl’s adult works. By turns shocking, ironic, humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights.”
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
“The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria – a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era. A teenager in high society, Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country’s political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt, a social-climbing spendthrift who has squandered the family fortune and now plans to marry her niece off for money. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible – until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses.”