Sheppard’s emphasis is on making-and on making do with what’s at hand-creative play that is nurtured by supportive parents (and one amusing, licking dog). My Rainy Day Rocket Ship is a high-spirited, engaging salute to the imagination of Black boys who use their beautiful minds to transform the mundane into the extraordinary, dream out loud, and boldly go where their sky is the only limit.
Loose, chiming lines supply the framework for Palmer’s dynamic brushwork, which creates mass and motion while also lingering, on a more contemplative note, on the light that falls over the child’s face.
Loosely rhyming verse explains the book’s dilemma: rainy weather, inside play, nothing to do, then a light bulb and growing excitement: “Today I’ll make something/ really tough-// Like a whole new world/ in a different place-/a galaxy off in/ outer space!” A rocking chair and a cardboard box, tools from Dad (who, with his well-equipped workshop, offers thoughtful help), swimming trunks and goggles for a spacesuit, and a dish towel for a flag all make a promising rocket trip: “These will surely/ serve me well./ On this mission,/ I cannot fail.” The child’s parents show up for the big launch. Hydroponic Hijinks (Astrid the Astronaut 3) By Rie Neal, Talitha Shipman (. Bold strokes portray a black child gazing out the window, hand absentmindedly on the head of his comedic sidekick, a small pug. My Rainy Day Rocket Ship - by Markette Sheppard (Hardcover) 11. My Rainy Day Rocket Ship By Markette Sheppard, Charly Palmer (Illustrator). Bright, full-bleed paintings by Palmer ( I Can Write the World) power this tale by Sheppard ( What Is Light?) about low-tech play. Emmy-award winning TV host and author of the bestselling inspirational childrens book, What Is Light and My Rainy Day Rocket Ship (Simon & Schuster).
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