Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.

When the rain stops falling and the skies clear up, it's time to put on boots and go outside to play in the puddles.

Learn all about rain: where it comes from and what it's for.

The children arrive on the first day of school and build a mud structure to be their classroom for the next nine months until the rainy season comes and washes it all away.

Though everyone eagerly awaits the rain, it is slow in coming.

When it begins to rain and storm on the day of her big parade, Jazmin stomps, shouts, and does all she can think of to drive the rain away.

Describe cómo lluvia cae, el ciclo del agua, donde y cuantas veces las caídas de la lluvia, porqué la lluvia es necesaria, y los problemas causados por demasiado o demasiado poca lluvia. Describes how rain falls, the water cycle, where and how often rain falls, why rain is necessary, and problems caused by too much or too little rain.

Momo eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday.

Yippee! Here comes the rain! Three families meet up in front of their high-rise apartment building, all with the same idea. The children can't wait to stimp-stamp-stomp through the muddy puddles until their boots overflow--then snuggle with the grown-ups on the couch as their soggy socks dry. Emma Perry's buoyant text summons the thrill of being outdoors regardless of the weather, while Claire Alexander's lively watercolors capture the children's...