Instead of grumbling about the rain, two little girls enjoy how it makes shiny black streets, forms fun puddles, and sounds like tap dancers on the roof of their bus.

Splish-splash, buckaroos! Stormy weather can't stop best friends Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa from having a good time in these two easy-to-read stories about prancing in the rain and chasing rainbows. With short sentences, simple dialogue, and delightful illustrations by the Caldecott Honor winner Betsy Lewin, this book is perfect for beginning readers, rain or shine!

A child describes all the things there are to do on a rainy day.

During an overnight rainstorm, a large and deep puddle forms across a city street, and the next day increasing numbers of creatures or things disappear into it, from one shaggy dog to nine robbers.

"One very unusual day, it rains, but not the kind that's expected... "The heavens opened and down they sent one quite noisy elephant!" And so, begins a very hilarious downpour of confused, amused, bemused, grumpy, frumpy, mumpy, lumpy, highly annoyed, and patiently suffering zoo full of animals onto an unseen town down below!" -- Amazon.com

"Children, animals, and natural life react to a coming rainstorm that will nourish them all"-- Provided by publisher.

"A little girl steps out into her rainy yard in search of her missing kitten. She discovers a series of charming garden denizens on the way to finding Kitty. After celebrating the glories of a rainy day, the book ends with a heartwarming reunion between girl and cat"-- Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Oscar Buckle is determined to discover the real reason behind why his town is so rainy.

Sidney, a small rain cloud, feels lonely as he is always blamed for ruining everyone's fun, until he arrives in a land whose ground is baking hot and everyone welcomes him.

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.