Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Rise and Shine)

Great story and fun for the kids. It arrived quickly and brand new. The colors are vibrant and it makes a great story to read aloud. My 14 y.o still loves it! Makes a great gift!

This was read by James Earl Jones on Reading Rainbow in the 1980’s. I’ve wanted a copy since then. Bought the hard back for my daughters. I don’t read it in Jones’ voice very well, but, come on, it’s James Earl Jones. It’s a great book with great artwork! Get it! Read it to your kids!

I remembered this book from my childhood and wanted to read it to my child. I first saw it on Reading Rainbow! It's such a great folk tale and easy to read for my 7 year old.

This was the first book my daughter, Theresa, asked me to buy for her! I heard her pleading for the book over a week. B&N, Crown, and Borders were out (this was pre-Amazon), so I went to the expensive store and found it. I read it to her that night, three times, and she kept requesting it every single night for about four months, she was three, and I was tired. I told her that I wanted to read her something new and she consented. For about the next month or two, I mixed it up, she had books to fill two shelves. But after she listened to the 'new' book, she would get "Bringing the rain..." and I would find it on her quilt the next morning. A very funny thing started to happen, my books started showing up on her quilt. She told me that she liked my books but my copy of "Canterbury Tales" was weird and she had trouble reading the words. When I asked her what she was talking about, she again answered "I couldn't read the words, they looked weird. Long story short, she had memorized all the words in her book and used those to teach herself to read other books. One of the things I'm most proud of her is, her great love/need to read. I owe my great love of reading to my parents, so glad to pass it on. By the way, she couldn't make out the words in "Canterbury Tales" The reason was because it was written and printed in Old English.

I recommend this book for every child. It's beautiful!We found it via Reading Rainbow..way, way back in the day. My adult children still love it and read it to their children! A treasure!!

This is an absolutely delightful story. The language is musical and the drawings are imaginative and sensitive. I purchase this book for every new child in the family. It belongs in every child's library.

I loved this book as a child, was very happy to get this 20 years later for my niece to enjoy! I’m pleased with the hard cover, seems it will be durable

I loved this book as a child and was so excited to find it still in print! This will make a wonderful gift for my friend's new baby's library!

Deixar a música que vem do app tocando ao fundo enquanto se lê a história cheia de ensinamentos é uma experiência única. Os seus pequenos vão vibrar.

I first came across this book at a book fair in Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and I think my little son and I must have read it every day for a couple of years. We have never forgotten "Kipat who stands on one leg like the big stork bird"... Have bought many copies for friends' children since.

Excellent book for children in African countries. Why? The book is repetitive lie "Old Macdonald's Farm," This book also is being sent to an orphan school in Entebbe Uganda, where the children have to learn English beginning in K.G. at age 5. this book would be suitable for young English speaking children too who are just learning to read.

Perfect story , perfect book and well loved by all generations

my son likes it and he's doesn't like reading much and he said this book is cool.....