Rain on the Roof

Rain on the Roof
Author: Janine Scott
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781404816985

When the farmhouse roof begins to leak, Farmer Claude and Farmer Maude seek shelter in the shed with the animals, but when that roof leaks, too, they all head for the truck.

Rain on a Strange Roof

Rain on a Strange Roof
Author: Jan Whitt
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 076185830X

A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia. A testament to the power of love and the resilience of the human spirit, Rain on a Strange Roof unflinchingly explores death and loss at the same time that it celebrates the transformative power of love and literature. An award-winning professor, Whitt teaches courses in American and British literature, literary journalism, media, and women’s studies. Quoting from films, novels, and short stories about the American South, Whitt weaves a narrative about the necessity for human connection and the desire for home.

The Rain Train

The Rain Train
Author: Elena De Roo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763653136

A young boy watches and listens as the Rain Train takes him on a ride past city lights, over rivers, and through tunnels one rainy night.

First Rain

First Rain
Author: Charlotte Herman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807593958

Abby and her parents have moved to Israel, where they've always dreamed of living. Abby's excited about her new home, but she misses her grandma. As they exchange letters and emails, Abby tells about her new life-learning Hebrew, eating falafel, and floating in the Dead Sea. And through the long dry summer, as she looks forward to the first rain of autumn, she misses how she and Grandma used to splash and play on rainy days. Finally, one morning, Abby hears the long-awaited ping ping ping on the roof. And then something even more wonderful happens. Kathryn Mitter's bright paintings perfectly complement Charlotte Herman's appealing story of the love between a grandma and a little girl.

Teaching Little Fingers to Play

Teaching Little Fingers to Play
Author: John Thompson
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2005-07-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495011321

(Willis). A piano series for the early beginner combining rote and note approach. The melodies are written with careful thought and are kept as simple as possible, yet they are refreshingly delightful. All the music lies within the grasp of the child's small hands.

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Footprints on the Roof

Footprints on the Roof
Author: Marilyn Singer
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008-12-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780307484994

This provocative collection of poems ranges from such lofty subjects as an astronaut’s view of Earth to the burrows of worms and little creatures within the earth, “where I try to tread softly: a quiet giant leaving only footprints on the roof.” Marilyn Singer’s lilting free verse offers visual images that give us fresh new insights and respect for the mighty power of volcanoes, fens, islands, deserts, dunes, and natural disasters. Singer’s easily accessible poems also include some of the lighter moments of childhood, such as sliding on ice and playing in mud. Meilo So’s distinctive india ink drawings on rice paper provide an especially handsome showcase for these buoyant nature poems. From the Hardcover edition.