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CRRL Grow a Reader: Rain, rain, (don't) go away!

Rainy day inside? Try these picture and board books to share on stormy afternoons.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library

12 items

  • Wallow the bear gets sad when it rains, until his friend Little Cub shows him that playing in the rain can be fun, too.
    Book, 2021New York : Clavis, [2021] — FICTION Cic
  • On a rainy day, everyone on the farm stays inside except the cows, who enjoy the rain, mud, and wind.
    Book, 2022New York : Simon Spotlight, [2022] — FICTION Cro
  • Spot and his dad go outside on a rainy day. They splash on puddles and have lots of fun. But suddenly, Spot has disappeared! Where could he have gone?
    Board Book, 2023New York : Frederick Warne, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023. — FICTION Hil
  • A young girl experiences a rain storm from seeing the storm roll in, to splashing in the puddles, and then finally watching the sun coming back out.
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021] — FICTION Mac
  • Hand-painted illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate sensations and adventures brought by rainfall. Includes facts about the rain.
    Book, 2021Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2021. — FICTION Nel
  • Sophie and her classmates build boats and look forward to testing them in Goldmoss Pond. While it hasn't rained in a week, that's about to change.
    Book, 2017New York : Little Simon, 2017. — FICTION Gre
  • A vibrantly illustrated, poetic picture book tribute to the beauty and magic of a rainy day.
    Book, 2023New York : Beach Lane Books, [2023] — FICTION Ryl
  • Rhyming couplets celebrate rainy weather and the activities it makes possible from a preschooler's perspective.
    Book, 2022Toronto : Pajama Press, 2022. — FICTION Ker
  • A picture book adaptation of the song "Singing in the rain", which celebrates the glory of clouds and rain.
    Book, 2017New York : Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2017. — FICTION Fre
  • Ducky Duckling has a rainy day adventure, but when the rain stops he feels sad.
    Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. — FICTION Cou
  • In this charming picture book, a young child’s conversation with the rain poetically captures the ever-shifting feelings we have when it comes to drizzles and downpours.
    Book, 2023Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids, 2023. — FICTION McF
  • Why Does It Rain?

    Weather With the Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Carle, Eric
    In this nonfiction story, young readers can discover what rain is and why it falls with the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
    Board Book, 2024New York : World of Eric Carle, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — FICTION Car