It's the first day of summer and Piper Periwinkle knows just what to do. A picnic in the park!Piper plans the whole picnic, picks the perfect outfit and invites her best friend Lily to come along. Everything is exactly right... except the weather! Is it going to rain and ruin Piper's picnic in the park?Piper Periwinkle And The Perfect Picnic is the first book in the enchanting new Piper Periwinkle series. You'll fall in love with Piper in this beautifully illustrated and charming book. I found myself smiling also while reading this book. Susanne Blumer and Annaliese Blumer have shown children that rain does not have to ruin the day, if only you use your imagination. Although Piper had the whole day planned, all she needed to do was move the fun and games inside the house, playing dress-up and cards without the worry of the rain pouring down. In this day and age of video games and smart phones, it is quite refreshing to see such wonderful ideas produced with beautiful color illustrations bringing the story to life. I applaud the authors and illustrator on an outstanding book and recommend that Piper Periwinkle and the Perfect Picnic be stocked in school, home and day-care libraries to be read aloud at story time, showing all children that the only tool you need for a great game is your imagination. ~ 5-star review from Readers Favorite Susanne Blumer is a children's author and owns a bookstore & toy store in magical Black Mountain, NC.  Susanne is the author of the Piper Periwinkle™ series, the Explorer series, Pip! Zip! Hatch! Love! and many other children's books. She also co-writes the award-winning Bell Tower Bible Adventure series with her husband, Cole Blumer.You can contact her at susanneblumer.com.