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.

Animals in the wild and on the farm scramble to avoid the rain. Will the kitten make it home before it is soaked?

After days of being in a cave with the rest of his herd due to torrential rains, Elmer the patchwork elephant is ready for some time alone, but first he must get help to rescue Young Elephant from an island formed by flood waters.

When unusually heavy rain threatens crops and soaks fairy wings in Sugar Valley, Dash, a Mint Fairy, worries that the upcoming Royal Mint Jubilee and parade will be ruined.

"What's a witch to do when a rainstorm threatens the Halloween Parade? Make it fun, that's what!"--Back cover

"Rabbi Hanina feels sorry for himself when he becomes wet, cold, and muddy from the rain. But when he goes inside his house--where he is dry, warm, and happy-- he feels selfish, knowing that the parched earth needs the earth, and he learns a lesson about his place in the world"--Inside jacket.

El texto lírico y rimado y las divertidas ilustraciones pintadas a mano invitan a los jóvenes lectores a compartir el ritmo de la lluvia torrencial. Incluye temas educativos STEM sobre la lluvia y cómo ayuda a los humanos y a la tierra.

"From debut author/illustrator Rachel Katstaller comes this rich, evocative folk tale inspired by stories she heard growing up in El Salvador. Itzel lives happily with her grandmother at the edge of the jungle. When the rains fail to come to water their crops, putting their livelihood at risk, her grandmother tells her that the giant snake is the one who announces the arrival of the rain. But many people don't believe in him anymore, so he has retreated...

For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.

It's raining, but one little boy can't wait to go outside for an adventure with his granddad.