Molly and Niel Sloan awake to see golden rain falling. In their remote California mountain town, they learn from their television of enormous waterspouts and blizzards around the globe; then, the television ceases, as do all other forms of communication with the outside world. The Sloans are left, together with their neighbors, in the midst of a purple fog, disturbed by a threat they cannot identify or understand. Together they discover that the world...

Joe wakes up after a stormy night to discover that a whale has become stranded in his town, and he insists that the townspeople try to find a way to help the whale back to the water--a favor the whale repays in a wonderful way.

A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.

On a rainy day, Nicky the rabbit and his brothers and sisters imagine what it would be like to be somewhere where it was not raining.

Four young crocodiles find all sorts of ways to keep busy on a rainy day.

Bella Rabbit tries to save a birthday picnic from being ruined by the rain.

Olga the cloud's wonderful day comes to an end when, after being chased off the moon where she was trying to nap, she has a terrible time finding the right place to make some rain.

The only thing Little Bird likes about rain is the puddles it leaves behind, but after flying through Manhattan to find the perfect puddle, his bath is interrupted again and again.

The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain.

Francie and her pregnant mom are driving home from Grandma's in the heavy rain. When they're still far from home, they stop for a picnic. As the car windows fog up, Francie spells out her name, "Daddy" and "Mom," and leaves one space free for her soon-to-be baby sister.