{"product_id":"lila-and-the-secret-of-rain-9781847800350","title":"Lila and the Secret of Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis award-winning picture book tells with spare, elegant prose and poignant illustrations how Lila saves her Kenyan village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor months the sun has burned down on Lila’s village. It is too hot to gather firewood, or weed the garden. It is even too hot to milk the cow. Without rain the well will run dry and the crops will fail. Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers the secret of rain to her, she sets off to talk to the sky herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLila and the Secret of Rain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintroduces the topics of natural resources and the impact that extreme weather can have on people’s lives in a tender way that children can relate to. With the added magic of folklore, the African setting sparks interest in our world’s diverse cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: David Conway\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished by Quarto Publishing PLC.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGardners stock at 30 Jul 2026: 20 copies in stock\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Conway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57127673561466,"sku":"9781847800350","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781847800350.jpg?v=1785445880","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/lila-and-the-secret-of-rain-9781847800350","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}