Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed)

Reviewed by: Margy Soule - Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 8, 2018

Review

A little girl appreciates the rainbow that appears after the rain and wishes it would stay forever. Surprising every, it does stay. It becomes part of the town's character and is a attraction until people slowly lose interest in it and cover it up with signs and advertisements. In the spring a rare water sparrow arrives, and people now like this "rare and precious sight." The rainbow overhears this comment and decides to disappear, and it only reappears occasionally. The colorful, jaunty, expressive illustrations show a town filled with lively characters including Ava who does everything she an to befriend the rainbow and misses it when leaves and welcomes it when it returns. Will young children care? Will young children appreciate the fact that some things are fleeting and need to be enjoyed while they last? Perhaps.

Overall Book Score: good