Jasmine loves the color blue. She only plays with blue toys, only wears blue clothes, and only eats blue food. When she gets a red monkey named Mango for her birthday, she refuses to play with him because he isn't blue. But then Mango takes her to Prisma, a beautiful and colorful place, showing her just how wonderful all the colors of the rainbow can be. Using the colors of the rainbow, especially with the color blue, teaches children about the value of diversity and accepting the world around them. Literary Titan Jasmine's favorite color is blue. Everything that she has is blue. But when she's given a red monkey as a gift for her birthday she embarks on a dreamy adventure to a colorful land called Prisma where she learns all the colors are beautiful. Deanna Hart's brilliant children's book tells the tale of a young girl who finds herself entranced by a single color and finds it challenging to embrace other colors in the spectrum. As a parent, I found this story relatable, as it's common for our little ones to develop intense affection for one color, often overlooking the charm of others. This narrative serves as an exceptional instrument to encourage children to appreciate the vibrant array of colors in our world while still cherishing their personal favorites. This is a richly colored kid's book. One of my favorite features of Blue Is the Only Color in the Rainbow is the progression of hues from an all-blue start to a dazzling mix of rainbow colors later in the story. Illustrator Chrish Vindhy has done a commendable job in translating Jasmine's journey into colorful visuals. Jasmine's shifting emotions are vividly portrayed, making it easy for young readers to connect with her journey. Blue Is the Only Color in the Rainbow is a wonderfully educational picture book that guides young minds to understand that venturing beyond our comfort zones can open up a fascinating new world. A must-read for the little explorers in our lives! The BookViral Review: Deanna Hart brings us a charming story of acceptance and diversity in 'Blue is the Only Colour in the Rainbow'. Complete with engaging and high-quality professional illustrations, this beautiful book invites children to use their imaginations, explore the world around them, and gain a better understanding of themselves and others. With a relatable character, Jasmine, who only likes the colour blue and is insistent that everything around her, including the food she eats, is only blue, Hart recognises the right of choice, even for children. However, her tale expands to show resolution, when Jasmine is given a red Monkey, which she at first rejects. That night, in a dream, Jasmine is taken by the little red monkey on a colourful adventure to the land of Prisma, where she learns to appreciate that all colours are beautiful. Hart finely balances elements of plot, characterisation, setting, style and theme to create a compelling story developmentally appropriate for her young audience. Throughout the text, she presents a variety of elements to think about, to question and to consider, thus helping the reader to explore their own feelings and concepts in relation to the wider world and enabling them to enrich their values, beliefs, imagination and creativity. Chrish Vindhy's delightful and captivating illustrations work with the text to create a rounded-out story, which provides plenty of opportunity for discussion, as the consistent and repetitive language serves to extend and enrich the vocabulary and contribute to linguistic development. From a didactic perspective, 'Blue is the only Colour in the Rainbow' is a great example of how teachable lessons and concepts can be relayed effectively through literature and is firmly recommended. 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