Yellow, pink, vivid tones of blue and green make up the biggest part of the illustration, being a city skyline, a children’s room, or a busy street. You’ll fall in love with his bright view of the world, all drawn in colored pencils. Taro Yashima is also the illustrator of this book. Momo, a girl about three years old with long black hair.

It was the first day of Momo’s life that she walked alone, first day from the many yet to come. She walked straight, among people on the street, holding her blue umbrella, like a “grown-up lady”. The rhythm of the rain drops, the noise on the street, the washing of her yesterday chalk drawings on the pavement, all was new. It was like this was the first rain in her life, that new and different it felt. Momo got her red boots and her umbrella and run out. Another day, it was windy and Momo said that the umbrella would protect her eyes, but again, her mother asked her to be patient for the rain will come. One day, the sun was bothering her eyes, but her mother told her to wait, for the rain will come one day. Tired of waiting, she tried to use the umbrella because anyway. Every day Momo looked for the rain but the rain still didn’t fall. But, that year, an Indian Summer was lingering over the city and no rain was in sight. She was very happy, and could barely wait to use them, especially the umbrella. She had find her own self.Īt three years old, Momo got an umbrella and a pair of red boots for her birthday. Instead, she was holding an umbrella and she was walking straight up like a “grown-up lady”.

It was the first time that Momo wasn’t holding her mother’s or father’s hand. They are taught that there is a right time for everything. Children learn to hold on their impulses.

Umbrella by taro yashima