A Rainbow Of My Own

A Rainbow of My Own
by, Don Freeman

This book caught my eye because I immediately recognized the illustrations as similar to Don Freeman's other classic book "Corduroy." In this story, a little boy imagines that he could have a rainbow all to himself, and play games with it, climb on it, play hide and seek with it, etc. In the end, he goes home to his room and finds the sun shining through his fish bowl, creating a rainbow in his room.

I was somewhat disappointed with this book. There was nothing specific that I didn't like about this book, but it really just left me feeling fairly neutral. I loved the book "Corduroy" so much, that I had high expectations for this story. I thought the text in the story was a bit bland and I didn't feel any emotional connection to the story.

I do think that many children imagine climbing and sliding on a rainbow. For this reason, young children may enjoy the story, and it may spark their own imaginative play.