Winner, 2001 "Reading with Energy" Hispanic Children's Book Award and Finalist, Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award When Uncle Chente sends a postcard saying that he will visit on the Fourth of July, the Cardenas family happily awaits his arrival. Just before Uncle Chente's truck pulls onto their street, mother nature threatens to rain out all their summer fun. But, the family soon discovers that it takes more than a summer thunderstorm to ruin a beautiful day of fun-filled stories and time spent together.