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

Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.

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.

Rocket and his friend Bella plan to spend the day outside, but their perfect day is nearly ruined by the rain.

A little girl and her dog find unexpected ways to spread the light in their dreary town where it always rains, showing that happiness is contagious.

Grab a raincoat, pull on some boots, and head out the door for a joyful celebration of splish-sploshing in puddles. Squelch! Clouds gather, skies darken, rain falls, puddles appear. 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...

Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes.

"Through rhyme and mixed-media collage illustrations, 'rain fish'--the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms--come to life"--

Undaunted by the rainy weather, three children take their happiness outside and seem to chase the clouds away as they jump, skip, and dance together.