I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A beautiful picture book about what it starts with.

It Starts With a Raindrop is an adorable book. The gorgeous, soft, watercolor illustrations are stunning and the story is simple, yet engaging for children.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author, Aimee Gallagher, for the Advanced Reading Copy.

Beautiful book explaining the water cycle in simple ways for kiddos to understand. This is great for independent readers but I could see it being used in a classroom setting also, to support the lesson.

The pictures are some of the prettiest I’ve seen in a children’s book. Needed to say that first. I also think this was such a good way to teach the water cycle to children, the poem was amazing and it works really well.

As a homeschool family (and former early childhood teacher) I am always looking for books that help bring learning to the classroom in creative and fun ways. This book does exactly that. A wonderful science experience for little ones. In this adorable story we follow the tiny raindrop as it makes its way through the water cycle. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. They really show the beauty and colors of nature. The rhyming text flows so easily that even our littlest ones can follow along with the story. They learn to understand not only the water cycle but how our world and the life in it depends on water. It shows the beauty that water creates for us, animals and nature. Your family will love learning in this calm way. I also think it would be perfect for any early childhood or elementary classroom. The possibilities are endless. Enjoy this adventure together.

A beautifully illustrated story of the water cycle that is perfect for children. This answers questions in a simple and factual way.

A very simple story about rain and the cycle of water, told by quick rhyming verses and very pretty illustrations.
Rhyming verses in my opinion make reading fun for younger readers/listeners and because they are.shoer and snappy, the information included is remembered.
Lovely book that every younger.bool shelf should include.

Beautifully illustrated and a great story about rain. Would be very useful as a story for when children learn about it at school

First of all I have to mention how gorgeous the illustrations in this book are. I love how they are soft and soothing, not garish, but still attention catching. I read this to my children after having several days of rain and it was a delight to read. The rhyming text with the beautiful illustrations made for a perfect match! It's an easy and straightforward yet lovely way to discuss the water cycle.

The illustrations in this book were absolutely fantastic! As someone who paints (gouache, acrylic) as a hobby, it was such a delight reading this in my phone. I can only imagine how much more gorgeous they would look like printed. The color palette was very eye-catching, the style simple yet realistic.

It's also great that the phrases were broken down into half phrases for most of the pages. A great addition to any kid's library!

Loved the poem, ‘It Starts With a Raindrop’ by Aimee Gallagher. The book breaks down each line of the poem to its own page with cute sketch’s to go with it. At the end of the book it has the entire poem on one page then an extra page for older kids that talks a little bit more about the watch cycle.

Thank you NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group - words & picture, and Aimee Gallagher for an eARC copy of ‘It Starts With a Raindrop’.

It Starts With a Raindrop celebrates the role that a raindrop plays in the water cycle and the contribution that it makes to sustain a healthy, thriving planet. This beautifully illustrated, non fiction picture book simply and effectively describes a scientific concept in a way that young children can understand.

This gentle rhyming book shows how important a raindrop is wherever it falls - in cold places as snow or as part of a tropical storm. It explains how rain soaks into the ground to help plants grow and animals thrive before it evaporates and joins others to become a cloud. It simultaneously educates and entertains while stimulating curiosity about the world around us.

We love the whimsical watercolour illustrations which bring the raindrop's journey to life. Each page conveys joy and the book ends with a fabulous fold-out scene which celebrates the ways we can enjoy water and encourages us to go outside and enjoy the contribution that raindrops make to our everyday lives.

This was really cute! It was a quick read with fun rhyming and showed the importance and cycle of water in nature in a simple to understand way for kids.

I loved this! This is a perfect way to introduce the water cycle to young kids! Plus the illustrations are so so pretty!!

The beautiful illustrations and compelling journey of the raindrop will have me reaching for this book time after time. What an amazing and lyrical way to teach the water cycle!

The water cycle for very young readers, and as a verse? A most successful and enjoyably rhyming verse, what's more? Accompanied by delightful nature watercolours, but also presented plain at the back so you can absorb the words without the visual distraction? And with a bonus, double-sized spread to close? I'm struggling to think of flaws here, so have gone down a surprising and weird rhetorical question route. I didn't think the poem flowed as well as the water at first – it seemed each spread had a kind of odd place in a kind of higgledy-piggledy structure, but it comes together by the finish, and the lesson is a delightful one all told. As close to five stars as makes no difference.

A visible poem that teaches the water cycle.
The illustrations by Sally Garland are clear, finely detailed (check out the monarch butterflies!), meaningful, and beautifully colored.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to EVERYONE, but especially to a school, hospital, or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary EARC on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group – words & pictures | words & pictures via NetGalley. Thank you!

In addition to being a storybook, It Starts With A Raindrop by Aimee Gallagher is also a teaching book. In the story "It starts with a raindrop...", children will enjoy listening to how that raindrop creates a puddle, drenches the earth, creates blizzards and tropical storms, soaks the ground and fills the rivers, warms the water and turns it into steam, which rises and cools and forms clouds in the sky. A guide is included at the end of the book that details further into the topics "It Starts With a Raindrop", "The Water Cycle", and "The Three States Of Water".

Thank you NetGalley! This was a cute book teaching about the water cycle! My son loved it and the science in the back further explaining the water cycle in simple terms.

This would be the perfect way to introduce type lilting one to the water cycle. It is cute and easy to follow, yet informative. The illustrations are beautiful as well