Rain or Shine: Books about Weather
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999 Frogs Wake Up
by Kim Kimura
by Kim Kimura
It's spring and 999 frogs wake up, they decide to awaken a still sleeping turtle, lizard, ladybugs, and a big snake.
And Then It's Spring
by Julie Fogliano
by Julie Fogliano
Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.
Catty Jane Who Hated the Rain
by Valeri Gorbachev
by Valeri Gorbachev
Piggy, Froggy, and Goose try to convince Catty that storms can be fun.
Cloudette
by Tom Lichtenheld
by Tom Lichtenheld
Cloudette, the littlest cloud, finds a way to do something big and important as the other clouds do.
Fall Mixed Up
by Bob Raczka
by Bob Raczka
The delights of autumn are described in mixed-up verse and illustrations, and the reader is challenged to uncover the errors.
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
by Marion D. Bauer
by Marion D. Bauer
Describes in verse the lion that is March weather, which finally gives way to the lamb of spring.
Just a Big Storm
by Mercer Mayer
by Mercer Mayer
When a big storm passes over their house, Little Critter and his family lose power! What will they do without it?
Miss Mingo Weathers the Storm
by Jamie Harper
by Jamie Harper
Field trip! It's early April, and Miss Mingo's class is hiking up to the local observatory to learn about weather.
Otis and the tornado
by Loren Long
by Loren Long
When a tornado threatens the farm, Otis the tractor must try to save the animals, including the unfriendly bull.
Silence
by Lemniscates
by Lemniscates
Simple text encourages the reader to be silent and listen for sounds often not heard, such as the wind playing with a kite, or the chattering of trees.
Summer Days and Nights
by Wong H. Yee
by Wong H. Yee
A little girl enjoys the activities of a warm summer day and night.
Waiting Out the Storm
by JoAnn Macken
by JoAnn Macken
A mother reassures her child about the wind, lightning, and thunder when a storm passes through.
When Will it Snow?
by Kathryn White
by Kathryn White
When Little Bear's mother begins to prepare him for winter hibernation, he is sad because he will miss playing with his friends in the snow.
Updated 04/13/2013


