Animals flee a rainstorm in this short and sweet picture book.  Almost every spread features four words – two animal names and two verbs (i.e. “Chipmunk skitters, Raccoon ambles.”).  Kitten observes each animal either hiding from or enjoying the rain according to their disposition, while on the way to kitten’s own warm bed.  While the low word-count and focused vocabulary make this a nice choice for group sharing, the real star of this show is the illustration style.  Every image is a combination of self-hardening clay, acrylic paint, and mixed-media collage.  The result is a vibrant, detailed, three-dimensional collection of adorable illustrations.  The low-point of this book is its small size, as children will have a difficult time seeing the detail of the illustrations in larger group settings.