"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....Through exquisite
language and acute observation, Newbery medalist Karen Hesse recreates
the glorious experience of a quenching rainstorm on a sweltering summer
day. Jon J Muth's masterful and lyrical watercolors perfectly reflect
the spirit of the text.