Hurricane!
<p><strong>"The power, danger, and excitement of a hurricane are brought to life in this picture book." <em>(School Library Journal)</em></strong></p><p>Told from the perspective of a boy who witnesses the sky growing ominously purple and rushes to evacuate with his family, <em>Hurricane!</em> is set in Puerto Rico and based on a childhood experience of the author's.</p><p>The family huddles together in a shelter while the winds howl. They and their neighbors take solace from gently singing "Silent Night" while waiting out the storm.</p><p>The you-are-there immediacy of this picture book, which ends with the family back home on a gorgeous sunny day, allows children to safely experience the drama of surviving a hurricane.</p>