This document provides background information on the author Ray Bradbury and his famous short story "All Summer in a Day." It notes that Bradbury grew up in Illinois and later moved to California, where he began writing science fiction as a teenager. The document highlights some of Bradbury's most famous works, including The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Fahrenheit 451, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. It also briefly summarizes the plot of "All Summer in a Day," which is set on Venus where it rains for years at a time except for one day of sunshine.