It Rained on the Desert Today (Reading Rainbow Book) [Italian]

A girl and her community anticipate a desert storm. They are rare, so everyone is excited. Animals come out to take in the rain, and the people stand outside in it. Little kids play in the mud. It all wraps up in an almost magical telling of just what rain can mean to a desert community and reminds us just how beautiful the most simple things can be. This is a great book for any kid interested in the desert. It was very well written, and you can tell just how excited the girl is despite the fact that she never actually says she or anyone else is. The pictures are amazing, and show a lot more than the story tells of what the animals do during the rain. They also show how happy everyone is that it's raining. This was a Reading Rainbow book, so I'm glad it was as good as it was supposed to be.

After seeing this book "reviewed" on "The Reading Rainbow", we went out to see it for ourselves. It is one of our favorite books now, for my children ranging in age from 2 to 6. It is a fairly easy reader for my six year old and the beautiful watercolor pictures and poetic verse keep their interest. I have since put this book on my Christmas list for all my young readers to receive. It is a great addition to our night time reading ritual.