page 4Grandpa keeps the rain. Every summer, when the monsoon comes, he catches the very first drops and writes the year on a tag. Fifty summers sit on his shelf, glowing like little blue lamps.
A monsoon story from Phoenix
Grandpa'sJarsof Rain
Every monsoon, Grandpa catches the very first rain in a jar and writes the year on a tag. Fifty summers glow on his kitchen shelf. This summer, Kiki is seven: old enough for a jar of her own. There is only one problem. The clouds keep passing by.
- Ages 4 to 8
- 40 pages
- Hardcover and ebook
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Four pages from the book
Painted in gouache, cut from paper, and printed with a little wobble in the ink, the way Marisol likes it.
page 12Kiki waits on the step. The clouds come. The clouds go. Not. One. Drop.
page 22Then one afternoon the whole sky turns the color of cinnamon. "Haboob!" Grandpa laughs, and they run for the door. His hat does not make it.
page 31And then, the smell. Creosote and wet dirt and something brand new. Plink. Plink. PLINK. Kiki holds her jar up to the sky.
Dusting off the jars...
Grandpa's shelf
Fifty summers of rain
Tap a jar
Every jar has a year, and every year has a story.
Kiki's jar is the empty one on the counter.
What people are saying
Readers, big and small
Sample reviews for the demo"My son made us start a rain jar the same night."
"The haboob page gets a scream every single time."
"It smells like monsoon when you read it. I don't know how."
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Bring the monsoon home
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Signed copies come with a blank rain tag, so your reader can label their very first jar. Sample prices