Rain Before Rainbows

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On Tuesday 16 March, actress Felicity Jones will read the very apt story, The Huffalots, by Eve Coy. An excellent tool for showing children that there is hope even when times are bad and difficult things happen. The star of the hit Netflix drama, Regé-Jean Page, is reading Rain Before Rainbows to CBeebies viewers this Sunday, Mother's Day.

Life is never pure sunshine, but when I wrote this book I really didn’t envisage the clouds that would darken our skies the world over. It would be a great addition to any classroom and PSHE lesson about happiness and finding comfort during the uncertainty of covid-19.Every day and in times of crisis, Save the Children works to give our nation’s most underserved and hardest-to-reach children the best chance for success, helping them learn and thrive in school and live healthy, active lives. What is important, is to remember to be kind ( do no harm but take no shit) and this book helps with that.

The images start off quite dark but as the journey continues the colours brighten as the sun appears. However, the third time I noticed the castle on fire which is set before the story begins and I had missed it. This book is an uplifting book that presents the idea that sometimes there is "rain before rainbows, clouds before sun, and night before daybreak". And for the past few months, many children have drawn their own rainbows and displayed them in their windows.

Allowing the reader to focus – not only in these strange times but, indeed, at any time – on weird or difficult situations enabling exploration and discussions. In this heartfelt story about courage, change, and moving on, a girl and her companion fox travel together away from a sorrowful past, through challenging and stormy times, toward color and light and life. A Note to the Reader From the Author Life is never pure sunshine, but when I wrote this book I really didn’t envisage the clouds that would darken our skies the world over. During the journey they encounter scary creatures and a raging storm in an ocean before finally finding a new and hopeful land where there are new animal friends to meet and where eventually the night turns into a bright and wonderful new day. We can overcome diseases, invent amazing new things and make the world a better place by helping animals, and helping each other.

A little mouse, and a medley of animals, create a home where everybody is welcome, no matter who they are. I love the way the animals all look and the way that the expressions of the girl and fox can be clearly seen throughout the story. The girl adventures with her fox friend, could she have made it all the way to the end if she was on her own? Gorgeously illustrated book that captures the imagination and reassures the reader that they have the tools and abilities to withstand the hard times in life and that there is a brighter future ahead.

This story would be good to use within PSHE and looking at perseverance and working through difficulties as there’s always something bright at the end as well as this it would be nice to look at the role of friendship in troubling times. There will definitely be hard days and difficult work, but we can find that silver lining in the end. With gorgeous, richly realized illustrations and immense hope at its heart, Rain Before Rainbows holds out a ray of sunshine for anyone looking for light. Together, they build a glorious future and discover there is a way out of the darkness, into the light of the rainbow.