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Multicultural Children’s Book Day: Review of Princess Rosie’s Rainbows

January 23, 2016 by OneMommy

 

This month I’ve been honored to be one of the book reviewers for Multicultural Children’s Book Day.   The MCCBD team’s mission is to spread the word and raise awareness about the importance of diversity in children’s literature. All young readers need to see themselves within the pages of a book and experience other cultures, languages, traditions and religions within the pages of a book.

2016 Multicultural Children's Book Day

One of the two books we were graciously given to check out for MCCBD was Princess Rosie’s Rainbows.  My princess-loving little girl and her brother both loved this book.

 

Multicultural Children's Book Day -- review for Princess Rosie's Rainbows

 

Princess Rosie’s Rainbows — Book Summary:

As a princess, Princess Rosie could have anything she wanted, but toys and and games didn’t mean anything to her.  Princess Rosie was only truly happy when there was a rainbow.  Her parents try everything they can to give her a rainbow that won’t disappear.  People from all over bring a variety of rainbows, but none make Princess Rosie happy.  Then a wise woman from a faraway village comes and teaches Rosie that rainbows are always with her in her heart, just as everything we truly love stays with us.

What we loved about Princess Rosie’s Rainbows:

Beautiful Illustrations — To say Kim Jacobs’ illustrations are beautiful would be an understatement.   They are gorgeous!  The pictures are full of detail and fill the entire page.  They are guaranteed to pull you into the story.

Global Awareness — The images used in the story reflect a variety of cultures.

Relatable Story Line — Princess Rosie’s problem is something that even adults can struggle with.  It may not be the desire to always see rainbows, but society often leads us to believe that it is by having things we will be happy.

Powerful Lesson — The story teaches children that physical possessions aren’t what bring us happiness.  When Princess Rosie learns that she can be happy because she holds the rainbows in her heart, the reader discovers true happiness comes from within.

 

Book Activity for Princess Rosie’s Rainbows:

There is a simple activity at the end of the book where you and your child can create your very own rainbow, just like the Royal Astronomer did for Rosie.  This is such a fun science activity to do on a sunny day!

After reading the story, and trying the included science activity, we created our own rainbow.  Keeping the wise words of Becca in mind, that what she loved was always in Rosie’s heart, we decided to craft a rainbow of hearts.

craft for Princess Rosie's Rainbows

 

For complete directions for this activity for Princess Rosie’s Rainbows, check out our Rainbow Heart Garland post.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Reviews & Give Aways Tagged With: book review, children's book

Comments

  1. pragmaticmom says

    January 27, 2016 at 10:33 am

    I love your heart craft that ties into the book! Thank you so much for your great review and for your support of Multicultural Children’s Book Day!

    • OneMommy says

      January 30, 2016 at 10:50 pm

      My daughter absolutely loved the book, and part of the craft was her idea. I will have to let her know that you liked it. She will be thrilled.

  2. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    January 28, 2016 at 11:22 am

    What a wonderful message, beautiful pictures, and fun project to accompany the ideas in the story! Thank you so much! This is so important for children to know.

    • OneMommy says

      January 28, 2016 at 5:38 pm

      Thank you — we had fun creating the craft to go with the story. And the story itself is delightful.

  3. Jennifer says

    January 28, 2016 at 11:44 am

    I love your rainbow heart craft! So pretty and not too difficult for a non-crafty person like me. I appreciate your review of this book. It definitely sounds worth looking for! Thank you!

    • OneMommy says

      January 30, 2016 at 10:48 pm

      Definitely recommend the book. 🙂
      Thanks for stopping by!

  4. Barbara Ann Mojica says

    January 28, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Visiting from the Booknificent Linky…Also a MCCBD book reviewer Thanks for sharing, Don’t we all want a rainbow in our lives? Looks like a great selection.

  5. Leslie says

    January 28, 2016 at 4:44 pm

    I love most any children’s book that promotes contentment and gratitude! Thanks for sharing.

  6. Deanna Hershberger says

    January 28, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    I did this blog hop too. It was a fun one! I love the rainbow heart!!! That is so cute. And would make a great Valentine’s Day AND St. Patty’s Day decoration! Great idea!! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Thanks for sharing with Everything Kids Link & Pin Party! Hope that you share more great ideas with us again on Sunday night!

    • OneMommy says

      January 30, 2016 at 10:47 pm

      My son wanted to put a pot of gold at the bottom — guess he was thinking it would be good for St. Patrick’s Day, too! 🙂

  7. Carrie says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    We loved this book too!! Such a great lesson. Thank you for reviewing it for Multicultural Children’s Book Day!

  8. Tina at Mommynificent says

    February 4, 2016 at 7:29 am

    I love the rainbow heart garland and this book sound fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday!
    Tina

    • OneMommy says

      February 6, 2016 at 12:28 am

      We really enjoyed the book and making the craft. Thanks for hosting!

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