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A Rainy Day with Hedgehog and Rabbit

Pablo Albo - NubeOcho
Format: Hardcover

Hedgehog and Rabbit were in the garden. Rabbit was eating cabbages, and Hedgehog was looking for snails. A drop of water falls on Hedgehog and Rabbit and the whole sky turns gray. What's going on? Who's thrown water at them? Will the hens know? Perhaps the owls will have an idea...
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The Big Umbrella

Amy June Bates - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Alison McGhee's Someday, beloved illustrator Amy June Bates makes her authorial debut alongside her eleven-year-old daughter with this timely and timeless picture book about acceptance.By the door there is an umbrella. It is big. It is so big that when it starts...
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Rain (Ready-to-Read. Level 1)

Marion Dane Bauer - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

Drip, drop, plop, rain falls from the sky. Rain turns dirt into mud and makes puddles on sidewalks. It also helps flowers grow. But where does rain come from? The answer is at your fingertips. Just open this book and read about the wonders of rain.
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Rain Play

Cynthia Cotten - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Here it comes! Cool drops splash down, scattering the grown-ups. But the children love romping in the rain, until—BOOM!  This joyous, rhyming poem captures the many delights of a rainy day.
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And Then It Rained... And Then the Sun Came Out...

Crescent Dragonwagon - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Describes how different people react to days of rain and days of hot sun.
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Rain Fish

Lois Ehlert - Beach Lane Books
Format: Print book

Get to know the "rain fish" that come to life during rainstorms in this gorgeous exploration of nature with vibrant collage artwork from the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.When blue sky turns gray and it rains all day, sometimes rain fish...
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Split! Splat!

Amy Gibson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A delightful, rainy day celebration!I sing a little rain song, a simple song, a plain song, a pitter-patter-tip-tap-on-the-windowpane song. Drip drop, plip plop, pit pat, split splat! Put down your umbrella! Take off your galoshes! It's time to sing and dance in the rain. When one little...
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Catty Jane Who Hated the Rain

Valeri Gorbachev - Boyds Mills Press
Format: Hardcover

Catty Jane hates the rain, A LOT. But her spirited friends love almost everything about it. Piggy frolics through the rain in her designer boots, twirling a matching umbrella. Froggy speaks poetically of the droplets' effect on the river's surface. And Goose splashes through...
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In the Rain with Baby Duck

Amy Hest - Candlewick; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

It's a rainy, rainy day, and Baby Duck hates rain. Mrs. Duck says she's never heard of a duck not liking rain. But then Grampa Duck and Baby Duck come down from the attic with a little umbrella and rubber boots that belonged to . . . whom? . . . Mrs. Duck! Baby Duck grabs them up with...
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Spot Goes Splash! and Other Stories

Eric Hill

America's favorite puppy is back in Spot Goes Splash!, Spot at the Fair, and Sweet Dreams, Spot!previously released titles now bound together into one storybook. Original.
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Splosh!

Mick Inkpen

After being in the rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, Kipper the dog and his friends happily watch the sun appear in the sky. Original. TV tie-in. 75,000 first printing.
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The Falling Raindrop

Neil Johnson - Tricycle Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

As a storm rumbles and flashes, something wonderful happens up in the clouds: a raindrop begins his journey to earth, thrilled and delighted to be flying. But when flying begins to feel like falling, the raindrop can’t enjoy himself for fear that a big change is coming.  After...
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Rainy Day!

Patricia Lakin - Dial
Format: Hardcover

Despite the rain, Jill, Sam, and Pam head outside for an afternoon of fun donned with their slickers and umbrellas in hand, but when the hail begins to fall, the threesome decide that a dry afternoon in the library may be just as much fun after all.
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Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm

JONATHAN LONDON - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Get ready for a rainy-day adventure with Duck and Hippo!Duck and Hippo may be completely different, but they are best friends. When playful Duck invites careful Hippo to go for a walk in the rain, they have trouble sharing Duck's umbrella. But Duck and Hippo won't let that stop them. Soon...
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Puddles

Jonathan London

Two young puddle jumpers enjoy the aftermath of a big rainstorm when they put on their boots and discover sparkling trees, tiny rivers, squishy mud, and best of all, lots and lots of puddles.
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Too Much Rain

Fran Manushkin - Picture Window Books
Format: Book

One day it rains so much that Katie Woo and her family have to take shelter at the high school gym. Katie feels strange sleeping in the gym, and she is worried about her house. Will it ever stop raining?
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Puddle Pug

Kim Norman - Sterling Pub Co Inc
Format: Hardcover

Percy the Pug loves puddles - big puddles, small puddles, swamp puddles, stomp puddles. But no puddle is perfect . . . until he finds one with three friendly piglets. But protective Mama Pig says NO PUGS and chases Percy away! Irresistibly illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi, Kim Norman's...
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The Deep Deep Puddle

Mary Jessie Parker - Dial
Format: Hardcover

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.
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Peppa Pig and the Muddy Puddles

Candlewick Press - Candlewick Entertainment
Format: Hardcover

Peppa Pig is back! Get ready to join in on two new adventures starring the beloved, award-winning U.K. sensation.There's so much rain! When Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig tuck them into bed, Peppa and her little brother, George, dream of all the puddles there will be to jump in the next day....
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Bumpa Rumpus and the Rainy Day

Joanne Reay - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Waking up to the plup-plup sounds of a rain-filled gutter and the tik-tik noises of a splattered windowpane, Little Bumpa devises a wonderful idea for livening up a future sunny day and sets out in the middle of a shower.
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Little Bird Takes a Bath

Marisabina Russo - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

In this sweet read-aloud, a little bird in the big city searches for the perfect puddle. Fans of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" will enjoy Little Bird's search for a just-right puddle after a rainstorm. He searches far and wide, but some puddles are too big, some are too small,...
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This Is the Rain

Lola M. Schaefer - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

You swim in it. You take a bath in its, You brush your teeth with it. You splash it. You drink it. You flush the toilet with it. It is 65% of you.Water, Where does it come from? Where does it go?
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Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain

Rob Scotton - Harper
Format: Book

Splat can't wait to try out his brand-new roller skates! But when it starts to rain, Splat's sure that his day will be ruined. Is there anything fun to do inside?Beginning readers will love this easy-to-read addition to the Splat library!
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Monsoon Afternoon

Kashmira Sheth - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover

It is monsoon season in India. Outside, dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover, a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather.The two sail paper boats. They watch the peacocks dance in the rain, just as the colorful birds...
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Rain

Sam Usher - Templar
Format: Hardcover

Sam and Granddad brave the rain and floods and have the best adventure ever!Sam wants to go out, but it's pouring rain, so Granddad says they need to stay inside until the rain stops. Sam drinks hot chocolate and reads his books and dreams of adventures while Granddad does some paperwork....
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Who Likes Rain?

Wong Herbert Yee - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Its time to put on your rain gear for a rainy-day rompWith spring come April showers Its time to put on a raincoat grab an umbrella and head outdoors The worms like rain and so do the fish and frogs But what about the cat and dog In this lyrical picture book one spunky little girl discovers...
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Puddle

Hyewon Yum - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

One rainy day, a little boy is upset because he can't go out and play. His mom comes up with a way to keep him entertained--by drawing a picture of herself and him going outside, playing in the rain, and splashing in a giant puddle. They have so much fun drawing themselves that they...
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Nonfiction

It's Raining!

Gail Gibbons - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

What makes rain? From drizzle to downpour, here s information on the different kinds of rain and how to prepare if a storm is approaching.
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It's Wet Out! (What's It Like Out?)

Kris Hirschmann - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding

Let's talk (and read) about the weather! The science of weather phenomena are explained in this colorful, diagram-filled series. Perfect for supporting curricular units on meteorology or satisfying curious minds in weather-obsessed parts of the US and Canada. Explains extreme and everyday...
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How Are Rain, Snow, and Hail Alike?

Ellen Lawrence - Bearport Publishing
Format: Book

Looks at different forms of precipitation, going into how they are different and how they are similar.Title: How Are Rain, Snow, and Hail Alike?Author: Lawrence, EllenPublisher: Bearport Pub Co IncPublication Date: 2012/02/15Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2011049582
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A Rainy Day

Sandra Markle - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Why do raindrops fall to the ground? What happens when they hit? This attractive picture book from two dedicated naturalists gives scientifically accurate yet accessible answers to these and many other basic rainy day questions--and it's fun. Full-color illustrations.
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The Water Cycle

Frances Purslow - Av2 by Weigl
Format: Library Binding

In this series, readers are introduced to the science behind Earths water. A combination of vibrant photography and interesting text encourage readers to learn more about water science.
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Rainbows

Kristen Rajczak - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Book annotation not available for this title.Title: RainbowsAuthor: Rajczak, KristenPublisher: Gareth Stevens PubPublication Date: 2012/08/01Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2011045160
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