It's hot!

Here are some hot books:

Layton, Neal. Hot, Hot, Hot. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2004.

What's a woolly mammoth to do when caught in a heat wave? Start a new fashion trend, of course!

Hesse, Karen, and Jon J. Muth. Come On, Rain. New York: Scholastic Press, 1999.

Sometimes a little rain is all it takes to break the heat.

Spinelli, Eileen, and Betsy Lewin. Heat Wave. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2007.

This book nails the feeling of summer in the city when the fire escape is the coolest room in the apartment . . .

Perry, Elizabeth, and Linda Bronson. Think Cool Thoughts. New York: Clarion Books, 2005.

. . . and the rooftop is the coolest place to hang out at night.

And speaking of heat, check out my karaoke version of Peggy Lee's hit song, Fever: