Her name is Momo, which means "peach" in Japanese, and she was born in New York.

[2] Momo carries the blue umbrella and wears the rubber boots that she was given on her third birthday.

Momo tried to tell her mother she needed to carry the umbrella to the school because the sunshine and the wind bothered her eyes.

It is a fresh children's story with classic and very colorful Japanese illustrations that reflect its culture.

Kirkus Reviews gave Umbrella a star review and wrote "The pictures are full of the city's moods and the child's joy in a rainy day.