Rain and Shine - Tapa dura

Next title in touch and feel series using Alison Jay's trademark crackle-glazed artwork. Explore the theme of weather through hands-on interaction. There is a texture on every spread and on the cover. Readers can touch the sky with Rain and Shine, Alison Jay's touch-and-feel about weather. Travel through the seasons, tracing your fingers over soft snow, shiny lightning, a delicate rainbow, crunchy leaves blown in the wind, sparkling sunshine and a torrent of rain. In addition to textures, the fun rhyming text encourages the reader to look deeper into the picture to discover all the intricate details of Alison Jay's illustrations.

Alison Jay is a graduate of the London College of Printing and the critically acclaimed illustrator of many books for children, including The Nutcracker, Welcome to the Zoo and Nursery Rhyme Rainbow.