Rain! needs-weight and to paint the mural

and to paint the mural in the great hall of the Florentine grand council

giants and ghosts

the table grows smaller and smaller

Copenhagen

a paintbrush

Rain! needs-weight and to paint the muralOne rainy day in the city, an eager little boy exclaims, "Rain!" Across town a grumpy man grumbles, "Rain." In this endearing picture book, a rainy day cityscape comes to life in vibrant, cut paper style artwork. The boy in his green frog hat splashes in puddles "Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy!" while the old man curses the "dang puddles." Can the boy's natural exuberance (and perhaps a cookie) cheer up the grouchy gentleman and turn the day around?