Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee.

I enjoyed Yee’s Tracks in the Snow, and this one is another good one.  Published in the same half-size as his first book, this book takes a small child through a rainy day.  It pairs rhymes with a form of guessing game where sounds and rhyme give a hint to the type of animal that will fill in the blank.  The joy of a rainy day is captured as the little girl moves through her exploration of puddles, rain and wetness. 

The illustrations are charmingly done.  I appreciate the fact that the child could be of almost any race with her brown skin and dark hair.  Combine that with the great sound language where rain and water make a wide range of sounds from gurgle to rum-a-tum-tum to plip-plip-PLOP! 

It is a joy to read aloud and will have all children ready to get out their rain gear and jump into puddles.  Perfect for a spring storytime or to share with children who are learning to rhyme.  There is enough here to keep even antsy preschoolers happily listening.