A companion to Snow and Rain finds a boy and his granddad taking a slow walk with many rests on the hottest day of the year to reach an ideal picnic spot, which they find already occupied by a gang of hungry pirates.
A creative youngster from Uganda who dreams of having adventures in space discovers fulfillment in the quiet pleasures of life right at home on a peaceful, rainy day at his grandmother's house.
Missing the beloved late grandmother who taught her how to wash rice while sharing stories about her childhood in China, a sad little girl participates in a family tradition of turning on the outside lights so that her grandmother's spirit can return home one last time to say goodbye.
Feeling most alive when he's playing the blues with his grandfather, Clayton is devastated when his grandfather dies and his mother forbids him from playing music, losses that compel him to run away and join bluesmen on the road.
Twelve-year-old Shayne looks forward to spending her summers with her grandmother, but she is disappointed when her best friend is more interested in boys than making bracelets and her grandmother's hobby has become a hoarding problem.
