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Rainbows
Spring showers bring color to our world once again, through green grass, flowers, and–if we're lucky–rainbows! Spotting a rainbow in the sky can be an exciting and magical moment for a child.

Read a book about Rainbows to start a conversation about spring and colors, and to get excited about a much-anticipated season!
     Cover Art: Planting a Rainbow

Fingerplays & Songs
Beautiful Rainbow Came

One day, the sun was shining bright,
(Hold up hand as if blocking sunlight)

But some clouds came along, and it became black as night,
(Hold up other hand for the clouds)

Then the rain began to sprinkle down onto the ground,
(Wiggle fingers for the rain coming down)

And soon it was raining all over the town.

But when the clouds had passed on by,
(Move both hands to one side)

A big, beautiful rainbow stretched across the sky!
(Make a rainbow arc with your hands)

A Rainbow Fair

When the rain falls from the sky,
(Sprinkle fingers down)

Don't forget to look up high.
(Look up)

If the sun is shining there,
(With arms, make circle above head)


You may see a rainbow fair:
(Make a rainbow arc with your hands)

Red, orange, yellow, green and blue.
(Show color ribbon, or count on fingers)

And you'll see there's purple, too!

Cover Art: Over the Rainbow


Books
Cover Art: A Rainbow of My Own A Rainbow of My Own
A small boy imagines what it would be like to have his own rainbow to play with.
Cover Art: Elmer and the Rainbow Elmer and the Rainbow
Elmer the elephant enlists his animal friends to help him find the end of a strange, colorless rainbow so that he can share some of his patchwork colors and make it right.

New Books

One Gorilla: A Counting Book

Cookie, the Walker

Monsters Love Colors

Baby Loves to Rock!

more New Picture Books

Storytimes at your Library
Many storytimes require registration and fill up early. Registration is available online, by phone and in person.
  • Baby Storytime - for children birth to 24 months.
    Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music.
  • Toddler Storytime - for children ages 2 and 3.
    Nurture a love of books. Learn letters, sounds, and new words.
  • Preschool Storytime - for children ages 4 to 6.
    Enjoy stories together and build language skills.
  • Family Storytime - for children 2 years old and up.
    Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children.
  • World Language Storytime - for children 2 years old and up.
    Experience the world in other languages.
see all Storytimes at Hennepin County Library

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Jane Jane, Birth to Six Librarian
Learn more about early literacy at Birth to Six website

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