Customer Reviews

Planting a Rainbow: Lap-Sized Board Book

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"Every year Mom and I plant a rainbow." Thus begins this wonderful children's classic, Planting a Rainbow.

With its vibrant, full-page, cut paper (or the look of) illustrations, author Lois Ehlert demonstrates in simple text the flower gardening process. The magic of this book is in the illustrations. Though they are simple, the different bulbs, seeds, seedlings, sprouts and plants are highly recognizable. It is as if she was able to zero in on the one defining characteristic of the various living things and put that to page.

My four-year-old son loves the format of this lap-sized board book. It is sturdy enough for even him to haul around and suffer his abuse and big enough to be like the big kid books that don't fare so well under his watch. He loves the color and the varying sized pages.

Mom is most enamored with the teaching nature of the illustrations. I love how each plant is identifiable and labeled on every page. I appreciate the teaching of seasons and the time various gardening activities take place. As it is currently February and dreary, I'm also appreciative of the hope and color of spring when my own bulbs will sprout and I can dig in the dirt to plant my seedlings.

I think it was a great decision to reprint this book in the lap-sized board book version and I know my family will enjoy it for years to come.

Armchair Interviews says: Good read for the little ones-and Moms, too.

Excellent children's book that really teaches kids and adults about flowers and gardening. I love the vibrant colors in this book. Comes in two sizes small and large, so be sure to know what size you are ordering if this is important to you.

I bought this book as a gift for my neice's third birthday. The book is absolutely beautiful with bright bold colors, very reminicent of Eric Carle's books. The book is educational and teaches about different types of flowers. I bought the lap-sized board book and I am glad that I did because it is very durable and perfect for little hands. This is a great buy for a young child who loves the garden.

My son got this book as a gift and it has been one of his favorites. We then purchased it for my 2 year old niece, who also loves it. The colors and layout of the book are really appealing to the toddlers!

This is a wonderful book, and my daughter loves flipping through it to see the rainbow of colors and drawings.

This is a great book for little kids--it has nice, thick pages and colorful illustrations. This book is fun for kids who love plants or even toddlers learning their colors.

This book is illustrated so beautifully! I almost didn't purchase it because I read another review which stated that they didn't like the illustration and described it completely wrong in my opinion! This book is very informative for my three year old, challenging,... not dumbed down! We both absolutely love it!

This is a beautiful book. The large size is really fun and my kids are mesmerized by the colors. It's fun to see the plants at various stages of growth. My kids are also starting to recognize the flowers we see in the neighborhood -- which is very exciting for them. They really love it.

I bought this for my daughter. She was 2 at the time. I love gardening and would like her to enjoy that too. This book explained, bulbs, seeds and plants. The flower drawings were pretty realistic for a kids book.

The pages of the book are very thick cardboard. This is great because little kids are not too gentle with books. This book can handle the normal wear and tear she dishes out. I believe it is not indestructable, but for normal use it is great.

We love this book. We read it all the time. Now that gardening time is coming up again we will use it to explain what we are doing. This was a great purchase.

I just love Lois Ehlert's books. Her artwork is fresh, bold and catches my preschoolers attention. I purchased this for use at our preschool center and found the lap size great as it was very sturdy when you have little one climbing on your lap. If your preschooler has a short attention span , the pictures will capture them.