Music Is a Rainbow

The music turned into color and light and filled the room.

A young boy remembers quietly watching his father read the paper and sip a cup of coffee. He remembers his sweet momma, who lovingly pressed away the wrinkles on his clothes. Then one day, his father is gone and his momma falls ill. But through his love of music he feels his father's warm hugs and his mother's kisses. He learns to relax, shine, and dream as the music fills his soul.

From four-time Caldecott honoree Bryan Collier comes a moving and gorgeously illustrated exploration of healing the soul through music.

Author: Bryan Collier
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.70h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780316537421
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 517786 / Music Is a Rainbow


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/21/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 50
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2022 pg. 116
School Library Journal 06/01/2022 pg. 59
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022

About the Author
Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father's Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.