Maxwell, the Raindrop Who Wouldn't Fall

"Maxwell, the Raindrop Who Wouldn't Fall" is a picture book that has a positive message. It encourages kids to be happy with who they are. Maxwell wants to be a bird, a flower or a rainbow...anything but a raindrop. Through the course of the story, the raindrops fall from the grandfatherly cloud. He gently tries to assure Maxwell that he is important simply being himself. After all of the rain has fallen, Maxwell sees a flower at the corner of a field that has been missed by the rain. He understands that the flower will dry up without water. Maxwell suddenly realizes the importance in being a raindrop, and falls to save the flower.