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| The book's short story revolves around planting and cultivating of a flower garden by a mother and her child.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Heil |first=Lillian |date=2016-03-10 |title=Lois Ehlert: The Artist of Shape and Color |url=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol17/iss1/3/?utm_source=scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol17/iss1/3&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages |journal=Children's Book and Media Review |volume=17 |issue=1}}</ref> | The book's short story revolves around planting and cultivating of a flower garden by a mother and her child.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Heil |first=Lillian |date=2016-03-10 |title=Lois Ehlert: The Artist of Shape and Color |url=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol17/iss1/3/?utm_source=scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol17/iss1/3&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages |journal=Children's Book and Media Review |volume=17 |issue=1}}</ref> | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| Tina L. Burke who reviewed the book for '']'' noted that positively reviewed the book, commenting on "deft use of colors and composition", attention-drawing "color grouping of flowers", as well as educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts and blossoms.<ref name=":0" /> | Tina L. Burke who reviewed the book for '']'' noted that positively reviewed the book, commenting on "deft use of colors and composition", attention-drawing "color grouping of flowers", as well as educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts and blossoms.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| Lillian Heil writing for the ''Children's Book and Media Review'' highlighted Ehlert's "ability to distill the essence of each flower in a simplified shape" visible in this work. Heil noted that this is common in Ehlert's works, as "her large, simplified shapes and electric colors" make it easy to recognize her books.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Planting a Rainbow is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert, published in 1988 by Harcourt.
Content
The book's short story revolves around planting and cultivating of a flower garden by a mother and her child.
Reception
Tina L. Burke who reviewed the book for Childhood Education noted that positively reviewed the book, commenting on "deft use of colors and composition", attention-drawing "color grouping of flowers", as well as educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts and blossoms.
Lillian Heil writing for the Children's Book and Media Review highlighted Ehlert's "ability to distill the essence of each flower in a simplified shape" visible in this work. Heil noted that this is common in Ehlert's works, as "her large, simplified shapes and electric colors" make it easy to recognize her books.
References
- ^ Burke, Tina L. (Winter 1988). "Books for Children: Fiction--Planting a Rainbow". Childhood Education. 65 (2): 116.
- PLANTING A RAINBOW. Kirkus Reviews. 15 February 1988.
- "Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert". Publishers Weekly. 4 November 1988. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Heil, Lillian (2016-03-10). "Lois Ehlert: The Artist of Shape and Color". Children's Book and Media Review. 17 (1).