"Can't cool down. No, we can't cool down," the children chant. During a long summer drought, while a boy and his mother await the birth of a baby, the children of his city neighborhood invent ways to keep cool. The newest member of the Brown family finally arrives the same night as the silver rain, hence her name and the title of the book. This story about a family and community's ability to survive difficult circumstances was a Parents' Choice Silver Award Winner for 1999.