
Author: Michelle Meadows
Illustrator: Rosanne Litzinger
Publisher: Henry Holt, 2003
Age: 3-7
Themes: storms, rain, worry

Opening: Pitter, pitter. Plam, plam. On my windowpane.

Summary: (from my library’s catalog) A mother soothes her child to sleep during a thunderstorm.

I picked this book because: I was already a fan of the illustrator, so when someone mentioned this title I put it on hold and have been so pleasantly surprised by the soothing, rhythmic, rhyming text – an absolute perfect read aloud (might be nice to calm young listeners at the end of a storytime too!). The only thing I can fault is the title font (yes, I am a font-nerd and I can nit-pick!).

Resources/activities: read during a storm, or in anticipation, then ask listeners to note similar or new sounds they can hear during the storm; use household items to recreate the sounds heard.

For more Perfect Picture Book Friday picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.