When it rains ... it rains
Lists in verse the most obvious quality of any kind of weather or human condition: "When it's cold, it's cold./ ... When you're old, you're old."
More by Bill Martin Jr.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Chicka chicka boom boom
Chicka chicka ABC
Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?
The ghost-eye tree
"Fire! Fire!" Said Mrs. McGuire
Ten little caterpillars
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, are you waking up?
I Pledge Allegiance
Swish
Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you going to school?
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?