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Reviewed by Alex Ndirangu for Readers' Favorite
Blue is the Only Color in the Rainbow by Deanna Hart is an amusing and educational read about a young girl who likes everything she owns to be the color blue. Jasmine likes all her toys and clothes blue. As for her room, it’s also blue. She only eats blue food. One day, while celebrating her birthday, Jasmine received a gift wrapped in a big blue box from her grandmother. Inside, there was a big red monkey named Mango. Jasmine didn't want to play with Mango because he was red. Even her parents' compliments about Mango being a beautiful monkey didn't help Jasmine like him. Instead, she was very sad and angry and threw Mango into the corner of her bedroom. That night, Mango took Jasmine to Prisma, a world where everything was bright and happy, and the skies were an enormous rainbow. Would the trip to Prisma make Jasmine want to play with Mango?
Blue is the Only Color in the Rainbow is an insightful children's picture book. Deanna Hart weaves an interesting tale that highlights the importance of empowering, respecting, and appreciating diversity. This special and important message will help children celebrate all people despite their appearance. Hart also shows the reader how rejection can psychologically affect the victim. She demonstrates how kindness, compassion, and forgiveness are what we need to build a more socially healthy society. While taking readers through these sensitive subjects, the author uses simple word constructions that every young reader will be able to understand. The characters are well-developed and interesting. Things get even more exciting as Mango and Jasmine set out to explore a beautiful world they have never been to before. It's a colorful place where everything is bright and happy. I loved the creative illustrations. They vividly show whether the characters are sad or happy. There's an image where Mango and Jasmine soar through the skies, heading toward Prisma. You can tell from their smiley faces that they are going to a wonderful place.
