They cycle ever to the right across the spreads, which take advantage of the book’s unusual trim size to open to a 6.5-inch-tall by 18-inch-wide panorama that’s somehow both cozy and expansive. Another delightful outing in this winsome Japanese series.” - Kirkus Reviews Doi’s trademark illustrations, made with colored pencils to evoke the look of mid-20th-century lithographs, depict the protagonists with pale skin, rosy cheeks, and black pageboys. Shortly after the drops begin to fall, they happen upon a shop that is ‘only open on rainy days.’ After some tea, each buys a raincoat, and they set back out on a trip that only turns more magical: The rain starts ‘falling from below,’ stopping at the bottoms of their wheels and lifting them up to treetop level. Of course, their ride in the rain is far from a slog. “It’ll take more than rain to dampen the moods of indefatigable bicyclists Chirri and Chirra.
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