When it begins to rain during the annual Witch Parade, young Delia uses her rhyming spells in an attempt to fix things, changing the downfall first to cats and dogs, and then to hats and clogs, and finally to bats and frogs. Whatever she conjours for rain however, causes trouble with her fellow witches, until she finally concludes that a little water might not be so bad...

I've had It's Rainging Bats & Frogs on my to-read pile since it first came out in 2015, but every year at Halloween time, it seems to slip through the cracks. This year I managed to request it from the library in time, and although it came a little late (along with a number of other seasonal titles), I am glad to have finally read it. I enjoyed the premise quite a bit, and think the rhyming text and repetitive structure here would make for an excellent read-aloud. The accompanying artwork by Steven Henry is colorful and full of fun. I don't know that this one will be going on my favorites shelf, when it comes to the many witchy picture-books I read, but it definitely has Halloween-time appeal. ( )

This book uses a lot a rhyming in its wording. It will take rhyming words and replace them with other rhyming words on the next pages. ( )