HURRICANE

HURRICANE by John Rocco

Part of our family recently got to witness the outside edge of Hurricane Helene while on vacation at the Gulf. To us, she was a tropical storm. Not knowing she was coming, but knowing that it's hurricane season, I packed John Rocco's book, Hurricane, in my stack and took it with us. I was so glad I did. It was really something to experience!

After Helene passed, the beach was covered with jellyfish. There were several really big ones all the way down to small ones that looked like spilled ice cubes everywhere. You had to pay close attention to where you walked.

Hurricane by John Rocco is a great picture book. Inside the cover is a simple picture of how hurricanes form. Then you enter into the world of a young boy whose favorite place in the whole world is a dock where he can swim and fish. One day he notices that the whole town is in massive preparation for a hurricane that is coming. The story goes through experiencing the hurricane and what it's like stepping out into the world the next day. There's quite a bit of damage including the loss of his dock. From there the story showcases people helping each other out. It's a beautiful story with a great ending!