Nani's Rainy Day: A Rhyming Picture Book for Toddlers About Rain, Family and Love

Does your toddler press their nose to the window every time the rain starts? Do you want them to see their own family's traditions living inside every story they read? Nani's Rainy Day is a warm, joyful rhyming picture book for toddlers aged 0-4, celebrating one of the most magical days of all: a monsoon afternoon spent with a grandmother who turns grey skies into golden memories. Follow little Asha as she visits her Nani just as the first monsoon clouds roll in. Together, they zip up raincoats and dance in the doorway, fold a tiny paper boat to sail across the puddles, breathe in the sweet smell of rain on warm earth, and count crispy pakoras between sips of cardamom chai. By the time the thunder has rumbled its last big "boom" and a rainbow stretches clear across the sky, something even more wonderful than the rain has arrived - a memory made with love. Written in playful, rhythmic rhymes that beg to be read aloud. Every page is filled with the sounds, smells, and colours of a real South Asian British home on a rainy day - from the pitter-patter on the windowpane to the whistle of the kettle for Nani's chai. Parents and grandparents will find themselves reading it again and again on grey afternoons, and toddlers will love joining in with the sound words: pitter-patter! plip, plop! boom! Why families love Nani's Rainy Day: Rich, rhyming text perfect for read-aloud storytime Celebrates South Asian British family life in everyday moments Introduces toddlers to weather, gentle counting and sensory play Warm representation for British South Asian, mixed-heritage and multicultural families Encourages grandparent-grandchild bonding and shared reading Beautiful vibrant illustrations full of colour, movement and warmth >Perfect for: Toddlers aged 0-4 - Grandparent gift books - Diverse and multicultural home libraries - Nursery and Reception classroom bookshelves - Baby shower gifts - Rainy-day and Grandparents' Day gifts Book 2 of the Nani and Asha Stories series. Because the best stories smell like rain on warm earth.