The Rainstorm Brainstorm
| Author | Valerie Tripp |
| Illustrator | Thu Thai |
| Originally Published | © 2017 American Girl |
| ISBN | 9781609588762 |
Table of Contents
- Birthday Countdown
- The Tomorrow Pile
- Scrub-a-Dub-Dub
- No Tools? No Present. No Fooling!
- Brainstorm in a Rainstorm
- Happy Birthday, Aunt Miranda!
- For Parents
Birthday Countdown
Kendall is busy tapping a sign with a hammer. The sign says:
Only 5 days until Aunt Miranda’s birthday!
All five of the WellieWishers are excited about Aunt Miranda’s birthday. They plan to have a party. Kendall pulls out her notepad and pencil, and asks the girls what type of cake they should have. Willa, Aunt Miranda’s niece, says carrot cake is her favorite. Camille laughs. Their pet bunny is also named Carrot! She recites a little rhyme:
We’ll celebrate with carrot cake
And happy songs and wishes.
We’ll celebrate. It will be great!
We’ll give her hugs and kisses.
Ashlyn says they can host the party right there, in the garden. There’ll be pretty decorations and flowers, and a big present for Aunt Miranda. The girls all cheer at the sound of a big present. Kendall asks them what they should get. Ashlyn suggests decorations to hang in the garden, so it looks like there’s a party there every day. To the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” she sings:
Pretty decorations say,
“It’s a party!” every day.
Willa says that Aunt Miranda loves animals, so they can get her some safe and cozy homes for the critters that live in the garden. Then she sings:
Homes for birds and
Squirrels and skunks,
Made of wood or
In tree trunks.
Emerson wrinkles her nose. Emerson is a natural performer, so she suggests getting some puppets for Aunt Miranda to put on a show:
Puppy puppet says, “Bow-wow.”
Kitten puppet says, “Mee-yow.”
Camille says maybe Aunt Miranda would like a real animal like a peacock or a dolphin:
Animals that swim and fly,
In the water, in the sky.
Practical Kendall suggests maybe they could get her something for the garden, like a hose:
How about a garden hose
Tied up with some pretty bows?
Well, the girls realize they have no money to buy anything. So they need to choose something they can get for free. The girls all start to argue with each other over what to get. But the one thing they can agree on is that whatever they get for her must be great.