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If You Like...Rain

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April showers bring May flowers. April has begun and with it has come lots of rainy days. We hope those rainy days will bring beautiful flowers for spring, but in the meantime, there are lots of great ways to enjoy the rain! Splashing in puddles, using umbrellas, seeing rainbows, and enjoying the lightning shows. Here are some picture books if you like rain!

Written by Beth Ferry
Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
New York: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. Picture Book.

A young girl and her dog set out on an adventure on a rainy day. They find an old umbrella at a second-hand store but as they walk home, the umbrella falls apart, leaving the girl sad. But she soon realizes that she can share the joy of that umbrella with everyone. 

Written by Sheryl McFarlane
Illustrated by Christine Wei
Vancouver; Berkeley; London: Greystone Kids, 2023. Picture Book.

This picture book is an ode to all the feelings that come with rainy weather. The things we enjoy and celebrate about rain, like splashing in puddles and watering the plants, and the difficulties that come with constant rain as well, like not being able to play on the playground. 

Written by Emily Ann Davison
Illustrated by Momoko Abe
New York: Random House Studio, 2023. Picture Book.

This is a beautiful picture book about a magical umbrella that continues to grow and grow to cover everyone in the park. It shows that rainy days can bring people together and there are still joyful experiences to be had, even during the rainy times. 

Written by Rosie J. Pova
Illustrated by Amariah Rauscher
Oxford, United Kingdom: Lantana Publishing, 2021. Picture Book.

Elliott is having a difficult time making friends after he moves to a new place. One Sunday when it rains, he sees a group of neighborhood kids outside playing. He works up his courage to join them and they end up using their imaginations to go on all kinds of adventures. 

Raindrops to Rainbow
Written by John Micklos Jr.
Illustrated by Charlene Chua
New York: Penguin Workshop, 2021. Picture Book.

A little girl is stuck inside while it rains, but in the meantime finds all kinds of fun colors around her. Then she realizes that one of the best parts of a rainstorm is the colorful rainbow that happens at the end. 
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