{"product_id":"when-the-rain-came-down-9780374390204","title":"When the Rain Came Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning picture book by Leslie Helakoski and illustrated by Keisha Morris about resilience, survival, and hope found in community. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the rain came down and the water rose up . . .\u003cbr\u003ethousands fled but many couldn't leave. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the rain came down and the water rose up . . .\u003cbr\u003ea community came together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the rain came down and the water rose up . . .\u003cbr\u003ehope grew from heartache. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith lyrical text and evocative illustrations, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Rain Came Down \u003c\/i\u003espreads a powerful message of resilience through community building after the tides of a natural disaster and captures the incredible strength of shared humanity even on the darkest days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Helakoski\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many picture books, including A\u003ci\u003ere Your Stars Like My Stars?\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield, and \u003ci\u003eWoolbur\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Lee Harper. She has also written and illustrated several books, including \u003ci\u003eHoot \u0026amp; Honk Just Can't Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of the 2020 Gwen Frostic Award for her work in literacy and divides her time between southern Louisiana and northern Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeisha Morris \u003c\/b\u003eearned her BFA in illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and has illustrated several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Mrs. Claus\u003c\/i\u003e, by Meena Harris, and \u003ci\u003eAll Aboard the Schooltrain\u003c\/i\u003e, by Glenda Armand. When she is not drawing, she loves spending time with her wife, daughter, and cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591946178834,"sku":"9780374390204","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4bc7d2cc-6af8-4d90-8ef6-6bd6e67739c4.jpg?v=1732096375","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-rain-came-down-9780374390204","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}