Today I’m recommending Zap! Clap! Boom! The Story of a Thunderstorm by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Elly MacKay (Bloomsbury, 2023). Like Laura, I grew up in the southeastern United States, where, in late summer, thunderstorms brewed almost every afternoon. I welcomed their drama and the brief cool they ushered in. Sample page: Rustling, murmuring,… Read more »