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The Rain Came Down Hardback - 2000

by David Shannon; David Shannon (Illustrator)

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"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.

From the jacket flap

Once upon a sunny day, the sky clouded over, and the rain came down. The chickens squawked, the dog barked, the baby cried, the traffic snarled, the groceries fell, the people bickered, and still, the rain came down.

In pictures full of wit and good-natured humor, Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon captures the chaos that follows an unexpected downpour.

Rain or shine, here is an engaging story that will brighten the day of any reader.

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  • Title The Rain Came Down
  • Author David Shannon; David Shannon (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Blue Sky Press, New York
  • Publication date 2000-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780439050210 / 0439050219
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 10.2 x 0.3 in (25.65 x 25.91 x 0.76 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 550
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Rain and rainfall, Quarreling
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99086363
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/2000, Page 447
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2000, Page 556
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2000, Page 23
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/2000, Page 1364
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/16/2000, Page 75
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2000, Page 136

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.
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