Patience is important to use but hard to learn for Anastasia Pickering ("Pickles) on her "doggie day at last" sixth birthday, for the excitement of the dog selection process tests her patience at every turn. . .and raindrops start to fall. With the guidance of Patience, a ponytail-riding, blueberry-snitching fairy, Pickles patiently allows her new shelter dog time to adapt. The now colorful, healing raindrops yield to a beautiful double-tiered rainbow as the family drives home with Rufus, their new family member. Children learn about the virtue of patience, as well as the value of a positive attitude, for anyone can have a rainy day! It also helps children understand the importance of listening to their fairy/inner wisdom when they find themselves in a "pickle"