Picture Books About Rain

Drip, drop, plop, rain falls from the sky. Rain turns dirt into mud and makes puddles on sidewalks. It also helps flowers grow. But where does rain come from? The answer is at your fingertips.

While investigating rain, learn about the water cycle and problems with rain, including droughts and floods.

Ducky Duckling has so much fun in the rain! Readers will be happy to splish, splash, and paddle along with on Ducky’s adventures with a frog and a worm, a bug and a slug, some swans and some fish.

A simple introduction to rain, explaining what it is, and looking at why it is important.

 From cloud to puddle, and puddle to stream, the Little Raindrop is making its way on the remarkable journey that is Earth’s water cycle

Follows the journey of a raindrop through the water cycle and briefly discusses the characteristics and importance of water.

A young girl goes out to play in the rain. This short tale describes her rainy day adventure.

 The rainy season is late and the plains of Africa are brown and dry. A herdsman named Ki-pat helps to bring the rain.

The clouds are gathering above a city street and soon — tap, tap, boom, boom! As a thunderstorm rolls in, people of all stripes race down to the subway to get away from the crackling rain and wind. 

After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles. But the water isn’t gone. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor-it has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. Soon the rain will fall again.

Did you know that lightning bolts can be over a mile long? Or that they may come from clouds that are ten miles high? Storms can be scary, but not if you know what causes them.

The snow is melting, flowers are blooming, and a light rain is falling. Spring is finally here!

April showers bring May flowers! Lyrical, rhyming text takes young readers on a journey with furry and feathery friends to experience springtime rain.

From the creators of Mud comes this joyous celebration of the delights of a rainy day.

A very young boy in a yellow slicker enjoys playing in the rain.

“Come on, rain!” Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising joyous celebration….

A group of children taking a walk introduce the concept of rain and its effects on some plants, animals, and the soil.