The Rain Came Down

"On Saturday morning, the rain came down. It made the chickens squawk. The cat yowled at the chickens, and the dog barked at the cat. And still, the rain came down."The barking dog wakes the baby, the dog barks louder, and a policeman comes. His police car blocks traffic, and a woman in a taxi yells, so the taxi driver honks his horn. The truck driver in front of him gets mad and starts honking back. The beauty parlor owner comes out to look, and she bumps into the barber, and they begin to argue. A painter bonks the barber on the head with a can of paint, and then the baker opens up his umbrella and pokes the pizza man. On and on and on until suddenly . . . . . . the rain stops!The sun comes out, everything shimmers, and all of the bickering townspeople make amends-even the arguing children, who get free ice cream cones.

Author: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780439050210
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 45255 / Rain Came Down


Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Golden Kite - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2000 pg. 556
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2000 pg. 1364
School Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 136
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2000 pg. 75
Booklist 10/15/2000 pg. 447
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 23 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 23 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
David Shannon is the internationally acclaimed creator of more than 40 picture books, including No, David!, a Caldecott Honor Book, and his second New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and four more David picture books. Shannon's bestsellers include A Bad Case of Stripes, Duck on a Bike, and Too Many Toys. He lives in Southern California with his family and Roy, their West Highland white terrier.