Like Rainwater is a beautifully unique blend of poetry, journaling, coloring, and art therapy, created to help readers of all ages slow down, process their emotions, and respond to life with intention.
Age Range: 8-12
Grade Range: 4-8
Page Count: 92 pages
Like Rainwater
Paperback
$14.00
Description
What if, instead of reacting in the moment, you could learn to respond with calm, clarity, and purpose?
Through heartfelt poems and creative, interactive elements, this book explores the complexities of growing up, navigating emotions, and learning how our reactions impact both our own mental health and the people around us. At its core is a simple yet powerful idea: when life feels overwhelming, we can choose to “be like rainwater” , steady, thoughtful, and mindful in how we respond.
Deeply personal and moving, Like Rainwater is also a tribute to the author’s mother, Andrea Mast Pecchioni, whose life and legacy inspire the book’s message of reflection, resilience, and emotional awareness.
Inside, readers will find:
- Thought-provoking poetry that gives voice to complex emotions
- Journaling prompts that encourage self-reflection and growth
- Coloring pages that provide a calming, creative outlet
- Therapeutic techniques to support emotional regulation and mental well-being
Perfect for children, teens, and adults alike, this book offers gentle guidance for navigating feelings like frustration, sadness, and overwhelm, without shame or regret.
Whether used independently or alongside parents, educators, or counselors, Like Rainwater becomes more than a book. It becomes a tool for healing, a space for expression, and a reminder that we always have the power to choose how we respond.
Because even in life’s hardest moments, there is strength in slowing down and choosing to flow like rainwater.
Author Deedee Cummings
Deedee Cummings is a professional dreamer. She is also an author, therapist, attorney, and mom from Louisville, Kentucky. Cummings founded Make A Way Media in 2014 after struggling to find books with characters who looked like her own children and an extreme lack of stories that reflected their life experiences. Books published by Make A Way focus on hope, diversity, social justice, and therapeutic skills for children and adults. Her work has been featured in HuffPost, Forbes, NPR, USA Today, Essence Magazine, Psych Central, well+Good, and The EveryGirl, among other media outlets. In 2021, she was appointed to the Kentucky Early Childhood Advisory Council by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and reappointed to a second term in 2025, acknowledging her decades-long service to the children and families of Kentucky. Cummings is also the founder of The Louisville Book Festival. She was inspired to work to highlight and celebrate a culture of reading in her community after working as an in-home therapist and visiting homes of children who had no books. Cummings believes literacy is a fundamental human right. Her work highlights inspiring messages that remind us all it is never too late to begin again.
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