Thunderstorm Dancing

Rhythm, rhyme, and family mayhem!

Perfect for reading aloud, this playful, energetic story will have young children leaping into action.

When a sunny day at the beach turns stormy, a little girl runs for cover. Her daddy and brothers are wild in the wind and lightning, and her poppy is as loud as thunder. They fill the house with stamping and crashing while Granny plays piano to their riotous thunderstorm dancing. . . until the storm passes and they all fall down. Then, in the stillness, the girl is ready to play. What will she be, now that the rain has stopped and there's a glimmer of sunlight?

Judy Watson has illustrated a number of children's books, including Goodnight Mice! by Frances Watts, which won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction in 2012, Searching for Cicadas by Lesley Gibbes, shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in the 2020 CBCA Book of the Year awards, and Leonard Doesn't Dance by Frances Watts which was selected by the International Youth Library for the White Ravens 2020 Catalogue. Judy is married with two teenage children, a three-legged mixed breed dog, several chickens and a changing array of foster cats.

Katrina Germein is an early childhood teacher and bestselling children's author. She writes about family, fun, and the natural environment. Katrina's popular titles include Before You Were Born (illustrated by Helene Magisson), Big Rain Coming (illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft), and the My Dad Thinks He's Funny series (illustrated by Tom Jellett). She is the recipient of a Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award and many Children's Book Council Notable listings. Katrina has an energetic dog named Mango, who loves the beach as much as she does.