The Great Rain by Éva Janikovszky / English edition of A nagy zuhé / Móra Publishing house 2011 / Hardcover / Illustrations by László Réber / English translation Andrew C. Rouse

Hardcover 2011

ISBN-10: 9631190234

ISBN: 9789631190236 / 978-9631190236

PAGES: 38

PUBLISHER: Móra Publishing house

LANGUAGE: English / Angol

Hungarian Summary:

Ketten várakoznak az autóbusz-megállóban. Bill Danilovics MacKonov - tiszteljük teljes nevén - űrhajós és feltaláló, a jövendő hőse, és Fehér Szarvas Fia, aki nevével ellentétben kislány, mégpedig vérbeli indián. Királylányhaját befőttesgumival fogja össze, és egy icipicit tud varázsolni. Amíg ott ácsorognak az autóbuszra várva, elered az eső. És ők ketten a zuhogó esőben beszélgetni kezdenek. Egy találmányról, ami olyan, mint az esernyő, de oldala is van, meg alja is, és ki lehet nézni belőle, meg be is lehet menni. Hát nem eredeti?

English Summary:

The two of them are waiting at the bus stop. Bill Danilovics MacKonov - we will honour him with his full name - spaceman, inventor and future hero, and Son of White Deer, who despite the name is a girl and full-blooded Indian to boot. Her princess hair is tied back with an elastic band and she do just a tiny bit of magic. As they stand around waiting for the bus it begins to rain. And in the pouring rain they begin to talk. About an invention which is like an umbrella but with sides and a bottom, and you can look out of it and go into it. Now isn’t that an original idea?

Illustrations by László Réber.
Translated by Andrew C. Rouse

About the Author:

Janikovszky Éva

Éva Janikovszky (April 23, 1926 in Szeged – July 14, 2003 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer.

She wrote novels for both children and adults, but she is primarily known for her children's books, translated into 35 languages.^[1] Her first book was published in 1957. Among her most famous picture books are If I Were a Grown-Up and Who Does This Kid Take After?

She won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1973.