Rainbows in the Dark [Hardcover]

Jan Coates (Author), Alice Priestley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

Abby hates visiting the second-hand clothing shop with her mother-until she meets Joanna and Charlie. Charlie is Joanna's guide dog, a loyal friend and worker who helps her to see, but he's no help in picking out clothes for a very special event. With Abby's assistance, a wonderfully colorful outfit is soon ready for Joanna. To thank her new friend for her help, Joanna gives Abby and her mother tickets for an unspecified event. They decide to go. What a surprise for the young girl when she sees Joanna at a concert recital, wearing the clothes she helped to choose! Joanna's gift of music and magic creates a perfect ending and proves that there is no harm in wishing for rainbows. (20051125)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Jan Coates gives her young readers a taste of what it is like to be blind; however, she does so in a lovely and up-beat manner. Illustrator Alice Priestly captures each moment of the story with colourful, cheerful illustrations. Rainbows in the Dark is a heart-warming read aloud and would make a nice addition to public library and elementary school library collections. Recommended." (Canadian Review of Materials Magazine )

About the Author

Jan Coates lives in Nova Scotia with her husband, two children and a beagle. Digging for “treasure” in used clothing stores is one of her favorite pastimes. This is her first book.

Alice Priestley has illustrated numerous books including five other children’s stories. Out on the Ice in the Middle of the Bay was shortlisted for a Mr. Christie Book Award and the Amelia Frances Gibbon Award. Her other books include Winning the Girl of the Sea, The Watcher, Clouds on the Mountain and Someone’s Reading This Book. She lives in Toronto with her husband and children.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Second Story Press (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896764959
• ISBN-13: 978-1896764955
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,964,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm Jan L. Coates - I live in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada and I'm a children's author. Other than one picture book and one young adult novel, I've also written six illustrated chapter books for JLS, a Korean English language school; "Quebec Stories" is a non-fiction ESL comprehension book I've written which will be published by Editions de l'Envolee in the summer of 2011.