Our Book

Lila and the Secret of Rain

The story of how Lila saves her village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows. For months the sun has burned down on Lila's Kenyan village. It is too hot to gather firewood, too hot to weed the garden, 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 to her the secret of rain, she decides to go and talk to the sky herself.

What the children thought of the book...

'I enjoyed the books and my favourite picture is on page 6.'

Tiffany, Reception

' I enjoyed colouring my mud hut in. People make the huts out of mud and wood.'

James, Year 1

'I like the part where Lila is on the mountain.'

Jake, Year 2

'I drew the cows. I liked the way Lila climbed to the top of the mountain to tell the sky about her saddest things.'

Tommy, Year 3

I liked how Lila got the sky to get sad and rain. I learned that not all countries rain as much as England!'

Xavier, Year 4

I liked how brave Lila was and how she asked for rain. I didn't know that it didn't rain in Africa.'

Daisy, Year 5

I liked the quote from the book that is on the bench. I was unaware of the floods that happened in 2019.'

Lucy, Year 6