In honor of this very wet day...here are some weather appropriate picture books to enjoy inside!
Barrett, Judi. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. A very funny story about what would happen if it rained giant food items.
Burningham, John. Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car. Mr. Gumpy's human and animal friends squash into his old car and go for a drive -- until it starts to rain.
Ginsburg, Mirra. Mushroom in the Rain. How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when originally there was room only for the ant?Hesse, Karen. Come on, Rain! One of the few books about rain in the city, with African-American characters celebrating the end of the drought.
Rainy Day Rhymes and Songs:
It is Raining
Sung to: "Frere Jacques"
It is raining, It is raining,
On my head, on my head.
Pitter, patter raindrops,
Pitter, patter raindrops,
I'm all wet, I'm all wet!
Windshield Wiper
Windshield wiper, windshield wiper,
what do you do all day?
Slip-slap, slip-slap. I wipe the rain away.
(move your hands and then child's hands from side to side)
Eensy Weensy Spider
The Eensy weensy spider
Went up the water spout
('Climb' up arm)
Down came the rain
(Wiggle fingers down from head to waist)
And washed the spider out
(Throw arms to sides)
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
(Raise hands above head, make circle for sun)
Now the eensy weensy spider
Went up the spout again.
('Climb' up arm again)
