Author: Henrik Drescher
Genre: Animals / Traveling / Family
Year Published: 1987
Year Read: 2008
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 3+ (Nothing Objectionable)
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I have been reading Henrik
Drescher’s works for awhile now and I always loved the bizarre nature of
his illustrations! But in “The Yellow Umbrella,” the
illustrations take on a more tranquil approach as we are treated to the
adventures of a mother monkey, her baby and a yellow umbrella!
The story starts off with a father and his daughter going to
the zoo to see the monkeys when suddenly, the father dropped his yellow
umbrella into the monkey cage and the two monkeys ended up grabbing the yellow
umbrella. The two monkeys then go up
towards the top of the hill in their cage and were admiring the yellow umbrella
when all of a sudden; a strong wind picks up and blows the two monkeys, who
were holding onto the yellow umbrella, away from the zoo!
Wow! This book was simply amazing! I always loved Henrik Drescher’s works on his children’s books because of the
surreal illustrations he brings to the stories being woven. But in this book, Henrik Drescher brought something
entirely different to the illustrations as they were truly cute and expressive! I loved the fact that this story was told
mainly through illustrations, marking this as another wordless picture book
that I had enjoyed since David Wiesner’s
“Flotsam!” I loved the way that Henrik
Drescher’s illustrations really told this story as we go through a journey
with the mother monkey and her baby as they travel across the world with the
yellow umbrella guiding them to their destination. I also loved the images of the mother monkey
and her baby going through different parts of the world such as flying over the
ocean and then flying over the jungle as it gives the story a truly beautiful
feeling of exploring the wonders of the world. I also loved the fact that Henrik Drescher’s illustrations are
mainly done in yellow, white and black colorings. The fact that the title of
this book is called “The Yellow
Umbrella” and that the only other color that is prominent in this story
besides black and white is yellow, really made the illustrations truly stand
out in this story as they emphasize the significance of the color yellow as the
yellow umbrella symbolizes freedom for the two monkeys as they fly away from
the zoo and explore the dangers and wonders of the world that they could not
explore in the zoo.
Overall, “The Yellow
Umbrella” is a truly fantastic story about the importance of freedom and
exploring the wonders of the world that many children will enjoy for many
years! I would recommend this book to
children ages three and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book
and the storytelling is easy enough for smaller children to understand.
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