What Makes a Rainbow?

by Betty Schwartz

Book Overview

A rainbow of ribbons magically appear when you open the pages of this innovative book! Toddlers will love listening to the charming story and seeing a different colored ribbon with the turn of each... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581172206
• ISBN13: 9781581172201
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Piggy Toes Press
• Length: 14 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 5.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

This book is one of our favorites!

My two-year-old loves to tell people exactly "what makes a rainbow" because of this book. The ribbons are a bright, fun, tactile feature, and he loves to point to each new color and call out that color in the story when each animal tells little rabbit their color in the rainbow (example: ladybug tells little rabbit that red makes a rainbow, fox says orange, etc.) This book is definitely on our favorites list!

best book for baby!

"what makes a rainbow?" A GREAT BOOK!Building a reading library for a newborn can be a tedious, costly process. I started buying books for my new granddaughter in April. Lots of books, not too many good ones. Fortunately, I found this book. The bright colors, hardboard construction and simple, straightforward style make keeping my grandbaby interested a breeze. She settles right down when I open the pages and let her feel the ribbons - with each page another colored ribbon appears -- teaching her about cause and effect, color and texture. This is one of her favorite books and I only wish there were more books like it.Wanting to read to your child is great, keeping them interested can be a challenge. For babies, books with pages that don't rip, pop-ups that don't tear and bright colors to excite them helps them stay focused.

Looking for something a little different?

I just picked this book up for my 2-1/2 year old daughter. She was so intrigued by the ribbons, just kept turning the pages, then flipping them back. As each page is turned, another color ribbon appears. The last page has a large pop-up rainbow (paper, not ribbons). The story is simple. Baby bunny goes to ask each of his friends "What makes a rainbow?" Each of his friends answers based on their own personal color (red ladybug, orange fox, yellow chick, green grasshopper, blue bluebird & purple butterfly). Baby bunny learns that rainbows are made up of rain, colors and sunshine. The text is easy, my daughter was repeating it after several readings and enjoys hearing me re-tell the story even without the book - as she calls out each color. The book seems pretty sturdy and I haven't had any problems with the ribbons, although my daughter has yet to pull on them very hard.

One of our favorites!

This book is wonderful on so many levels! Adorable, bright illustrations...educational...entertaining story...my 2 1/2 year old son loves this book. The pop up ribbons are a wonderful idea and really hold his interest. The book is also well constructed (a must for pop ups and toddlers!) I would highly recommend this book and it will be on my Christmas shopping list this year for all my nieces and nephews! :)

What Makes a Rainbow?

This is an excellent book, not only for kids to learn the colors and order of a rainbow, but also to talk about different animals and their colors. I read this book with my kindergarten class and they loved it -- especially how the ribbons pop up after every turn of the page. Overall a great book for learning or just for reading aloud!