The Rain Stomper by Addie Boswell illustrated by Eric Velasquez*

It is the first day of spring and Jazmin is excited to welcome it with a parade in which she will twirl her baton.  To her dismay, a thunderstorm quickly squelches any hope for a parade.  With plenty of onomatopoeia and personification, Ms. Boswell portrays the intensity of the storm.  Jazmin reveals her frustration and also her spirited-personality by venturing out into the storm and becoming a "rain stomper".
Mr. Velasquez exhibits Jazmin's intensity well and also depicts her active stances in a realistic manner.
*Highly recommend.
*Borrowed from the library.
Strategies: connections (T-S), figurative language (personification, onomatopoeia)