Cover of Mushroom in the Rain

Mushroom in the Rain

  • 1974 first published
  • 32 pages
  • 15 editions

Mushroom in the Rain is a 1974 fae fiction short story by Mirra Ginsburg. Key subjects include animals, Rain, mushrooms and big books.

34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions.

It runs to roughly 32 pages β€” about 35 minutes of reading at an average pace.

About Mushroom in the Rain

How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when, at first, there was only room for the ant?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Animals
  • Rain
  • Mushrooms
  • Big books
  • Children's stories
  • Early learning / early learning concepts
  • Animals - General
  • Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country/Ethnic-General
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - European
  • Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
  • Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
  • Children's fiction
  • Rain and rainfall

Quick answers

Who wrote Mushroom in the Rain?

Mushroom in the Rain was written by Mirra Ginsburg and first published in 1974.

What genre is Mushroom in the Rain?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Mushroom in the Rain?

The median edition has 32 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Mushroom in the Rain?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Book of Dragons, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass and The School for Good and Evil.

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