Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Today I would like to share another fun book with you! This book is called Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain and was written by Verna Aardema. Although the Kapiti Plain is located in Kenya, since Kenya and Uganda are neighbors, the beautiful illustrations of this book can give you and your kids an idea of what Uganda's plains might look like!

The book is an adaptation of a Kenyan folktale. The beautiful illustrations, rhyming and This is the House that Jack Built style of repetition entertains both my toddlers!

Older kids will enjoy the book also, as I thoroughly enjoy reading and re-reading it, and can provide a springboard for studying more about Eastern African culture and climate. There are even some fun teaching plans available for helping kids explore more after reading Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain:

* Scholastic Teaching Plan

* Teaching Plan by Monica Hanks


All photos are courtesy of Amazon.

About Hannah Hinojosa...Hannah is a long time Compassion sponsor (she was Sherinah's sponsor) and writes about her sponsorship journey at Because of Shamim. In addition to being a wife and mother, she is a part-time math professor and loves to read.