Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers the secret of rain to her, she sets off to talk to the sky herself. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.

Both the illustrations and text offer the kind of warmth and wonder that will surely remain with my daughter long after she's grown. A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. You must climb the highest mountain," said the man to Lila's grandfather, " and tell the sky the saddest thing you know. One evening Lila' grandfather told her a story about a man that he'd met once when he was a boy - a man who had told him the secret of rain. Lila and the Secret of Rain introduces the topics of natural resources and the impact that extreme weather can have on people's lives in a tender way that children can relate to.Drought and the very real idea of people facing the hardship of a drought are dealt with itender way. This is a beautiful story about a girl who just wants to help and make things better for everyone by bringing rain to her village.

This Starting Points resource will give you everything you need to plan a beautiful book-based unit of work for children in Year 1 and Year 2. Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. This award-winning picture book tells with spare, elegant prose and poignant illustrations how Lila saves her Kenyan village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows. I thought it may have been a little sad for a 1 year old BUT It is a beautiful story and has lovely ‘mummy/Lila moments’!

In this activity, we look at how Lila tries (and succeeds) at persuading the sky to stop the sun from shining and start the rain. Why not download our Diary Writing Resource Pack to Support the Teaching of Lila and the Secret of Rain? Her books include To Everything there is a Season, The Little Blue Slipper, The Elephant's Pillow by Diana Reynolds Roome (winner of a US Parents' Choice Silver Award), The Faraway Island by Dianne Hofmeyr, Let There Be Peace and Sivu's Six Wishes. The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and was shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. How Lila saves the village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows is told in David Conway’s elegant and spare prose style, which is complemented perfectly by Jude Daly’s beautiful and poignant illustrations.

In this set based on Lila and the Secret of Rain by David Conway and illustrated by Jude Daly , you’ll find ideas to support spoken language, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.Biography: David Conway was born in Ireland but moved to England as a baby, and has lived there ever since. David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. We have taken some of the lovely vocabulary used in The Secret of Rain and created three resources to help your Year 1 | Year 2 class understand the words used in context of the story as well as looking at a few definitions. This moving story combines a wonderful and touching fable with poetic prose not often found in children's books.