Rainbow Joe and Me

I am a Lutheran church librarian in Florida who bought this book for our church library. It is colorful and well-written. I like the feeling of neighborliness expressed in this book. So often we ignore our neighbors in our busy lives, but here, neighbors are seen as valuable, colorful people who have different talents and skills. A child loves art. A blind man loves music. The two share and appreciate one another's talents. How nice for children to read about brotherhood and togetherness. A lovely book which is simple but intriguing!We have a blind member of our church and this book helps the kids in our congregation realize that people can have different traits, gifts and challenges, yet we all have the same feelings, hopes, dreams and wishes. Thank you to Maria Diaz Strom.

Love love love Rainbow Joe and Me.I read this to my preschoolers. Them kiddos closed their eyes and painted a picture. Their paintings were works of art. One little girl said, I don't believe I painted something so pretty. Did I really use that color? It wasn't her favorite color😊 I hung the paintings up for parents and visitors to see, also I took pictures of my class painting. Everyone thought it was a neat activity to do.

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I have been using this book for the past year in my middle school ESL classroom. It is written for kids but the language complexity is just about right for students who are beginners and emerging in English proficiency. I use it to initiate discussion and language learning around disabilities, diversity, and inclusion. Its a great conversation starter book when used in a diverse classroom.

I teach art so I like to order books that introduce or reinforce art concepts. This book introduces a few colors and tells how to make them, however there's not pattern in the colors the author has chosen. The story, however, is sweet and the illustrations are bright, happy and colorful. I would highly recommend it for personal reading with a child, but not instruction.