In the Rainfield: Who Is The Greatest?

by Isaac Olaleye, Ann Grifalconi (Illustrator)

Angry Wind, boastful Fire, and mild Rain hold a contest to determine who is the greatest. In a satisfying ending, real power is found not in anger or violence, but in calm and gentle behavior.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Taneka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the collages.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children's picture book. Illustrations use marbled paper and collage. Very well done.

[Rani · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Wind #Fire and #Rain hold a contest to find out who is superior. And the winner is.... #excellent #art #YoungReaders #PictureBook #BookReview #ChildrensBooks #amreading

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Welp. That was some weird shit

[Eiyana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book to a class of first-graders and they loved it! By the time I left the class, the children were acting out the story. It was exciting to see them take the story off the page.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. Wind, rain, and fire compete to see which of the three is greatest.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collage illustrations with marbled paper backgrounds.

[Elizabeth]

I'm really into these illustrations -- cut-paper but like magazine collage... filling the background, decorating the personifications of Fire, Wind, and Rain... so good.

The story is also nice enough.