This is THE rainbow book for kids who love rainbows! In Ava and the Rainbow (who stayed), written and illustrated by Ged Adamson, a little girl named Ava gets every rainbow-loving kid’s dream — a rainbow that doesn’t go away. Seem too good to be true? That’s because it turns out it is.
In this beautiful book, a little girl (like me!) and a colorful rainbow become best friends. She talks with the rainbow, reads her favorite books to the rainbow, and plays music. It’s not long before everyone comes to town just to see the rainbow. The rainbow becomes the subject at school, the town mascot, and even t-shirts are made with the rainbow on it. Everyone loves the rainbow but over time, they start to take it for granted.
One day a rainbow overhears a conversation and decides to make a change. While a grown up can easily guess what happens next, I was surprised. I asked several times for an explanation. I wasn’t too sad though, it wasn’t long before rain and sun mixed again and Ava watched her friend add color to the sky.
I really like this book. I love rainbows and I liked seeing the rainbow in the snow and the seasons. I also liked seeing the different events that happened under the rainbow and next to the rainbow. Mom says the message in the book is about appreciating things and not taking the little things for granted. We talked about the holidays and how some of their specialness is tied to how they come and go, making each appearance special.
If you like rainbows, this is definitely a book about rainbows for kids that you should add to your bookshelf!
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RAINBOW ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Rainbow breathing exercise: This rainbow breathing exercise for kids encourages them to trace each color with their finger as they inhale and exhale; helping them to focus their attention and calm anxiety.
I spy weather: Use this I spy weather printable to see how many suns, clouds, rainbows, and other weather elements you can spot.
Dot to dot sun: Grab a pencil and connect the dots in order fro 1 to 25 and make it a sunny day!
Rainbow activity pack: Here’s a free rainbow activity pack we made with maps to over the rainbow land to print and color, and more weather-related activities, including a color by number rainbow!
Check out our video on how to make a weather chart:
TALKING POINTS FOR THIS RAINBOW BOOK:
- What was your favorite part of Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed)
- What two things do you need (weather-wise) to see a rainbow?
- Why did Ava think she might still be dreaming?
- Why were so many new people coming to Ava’s town?
- Why was the old town mascot not happy?
- What happened to the rainbow over time in the same town?
- What did people start coming to visit instead of the rainbow?
- What did the rainbow realize?
- How did you feel when the rainbow wasn’t there? Did you miss it?
- How did you feel for Ava when you saw the rainbow again?
- What’s one thing that’s very special to you and only happens once a year or a few times a year?
- Is there anything specific about this book that you’d like to talk about?
- Is there anything in this book that you didn’t understand?
USEFUL INFO FOR GROWNUPS
- Book: Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed)
- Written and Illustrated by: Ged Adamson
- Age Range: 3 to 8
- Paperback edition: 40 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Illustrated edition (January 2, 2018)
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062670809
I hope that this rainbow book brings hours of fun to your house, like it did my house!
