Rainy days provide an excellent opportunity for donning costumes and having a party. Madame Coco, who favors bright, fruit-printed dresses, lives with her family of grinning, white terriers: Nico, Fanny, Claude, Daisy, and Rose. With nothing but rain for days, the dogs can only go out to relieve themselves, and they begin making a huge mess in the house with their restless play. Madame Coco decides it`s time do what she did when she was a child on rainy days, make costumes. Soon, everyone is busy planning, decorating, and creating fabulous outfits. This wonderfully quirky, straightforward picture book is accompanied by detailed, colorful artwork. Named one of Publishers Weekly`s best Children`s Books of 2005. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.