Kalila Is Ready for Rain

"Do you think it's going to rain?" "I hope so." Kalila smiled. "If it does, I'm ready." Kalila's favourite birthday present is a sunshine yellow rain poncho. It's been raining all week, but now the skies are clear. "Who needs rain?" thinks Kalila. She decides to wear it anyway. Kalila wears her new sunshine rain poncho everywhere -- in the park, at the supermarket, at school, at dinner time... even in the bath! Dad tells her to take it off for bedtime, but she puts it right back on the next morning. There's still no sign of rain, but Kalila doesn't mind. She'll be ready when it comes. This carefree picture book about self-expression encourages young readers to be unapologetically themselves, while grown-ups will chuckle at Kalila's familiar obsession with a new favourite possession. Warm, joyful illustrations from Andrea Stegmaier perfectly capture Kalila's sunny disposition and Kashi Grobe's sweet story reminds us that sometimes life is about learning to dance in the rain.