"On a snowy island, a little boy waits and watches while his father sails out on one last fishing trip. As the snow becomes a blizzard and then a powerful storm, the little boy must find his father. But when he needs help, who will save him?" --Publisher description.

Leticia's grandfather, who was a vaquero as a young man, provides fanciful explanations for how he got his wrinkles, white hair, round belly, and stooped frame.

The animals misunderstand the farmer's "Storm" warning and expect someone scary and mean.

While spending the summer at Grandmary's home on Goose Lake, Samantha and the twins Agnes and Agatha decide to visit the island where Samantha's parents were drowned during a storm.

One morning after a thunderstorm, the Lambchop family is surprised to discover that Stanley is suddenly invisible.

"Ella's best friend, Monkey, doesn't like good-bye hugs. He doesn't want to say goodbye to Oma. And he doesn't want to move away forever. Neither does Ella. But papa is waiting for them in New York. So Ella and Monkey must board the ship with Mama and leave their home in Holland for their new home in America. Along the way, there is fish for dinner (Monkey hates fish), a playroom full of new kids (Monkey doesn't like strangers), and stormy seas that...

Jaden's summer visit with her meteorologist father, who has just returned from spending four years in Russia conducting weather experiments not permitted in the United States, fills her with apprehension and fear as she discovers that living at her father's planned community, Placid Meadows, is anything but placid.

When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.

When a big snowstorm endangers Bill's newspaper delivery business, his monkey friend George helps him distribute the papers using a tobaggan and wind power.

While Emily Elizabeth and Clifford are visiting Grandma's house near the beach, a big storm is predicted and they are forced to seek shelter in the school; however, Clifford stays behind to protect the house-- and other things-- from the crashing waves.