A few hot days and I'm already missing the rain! This book, Rain Fish, by Lois Ehlert, left me with mixed feelings. While I enjoyed the idea of finding and creating fish from litter and debris found on the street, I was saddened by the fact that there was litter and debris on the street! See what you think. :-)

The title first caught my eye, and, it was a mystery, which helped! London Rain, by Nicola Upson is part of a series featuring Josephine Tey, and is the first one I've read. It started slowly and I was putting it down to play solitaire games and do codeword puzzles ... and then ... I wasn't putting it down! Set during the coronation of King George VI, that soon takes a back seat to the murder(s) that occur. Full of several twists and unexpected plot turns it was a worthy find ... and all because it had 'rain' in the title (and was a mystery). :-)

Here's an idea for a rainy day ... make music! Rainy-day Music, by Judith Jensen Hyde and illustrated by Jason Abbott shows how -- using water! (Ben Franklin took this idea to the extreme with his Glass Armonica).

Reading Hermit With Dog