It is feeling very autumnal this morning
So we are going with it and indulging in the latest book
From one of our favourite series
We adore Fletcher and his nature explorations
He is just my little Edie but in fox form
Curious, adventurous, friendly and creative
This book is beautifully illustrated by the lovely and talented Tiphanie Beeke
It makes me want to take my water colours out in the world
And paint what I see with puddle water or sea spray
The colours in this book are particularly pretty
Edie & I loved racing through the pages with Fletcher
Searching for the rainbows end
Edie was very sad when the rainbow slipped into a stream!
This is a stunning book to ease into autumn stories
Julia Rawlinson’s lyrical text is a joy to read aloud
And Fletcher’s animal friends are all so cute and filled with character
We love them all
The story begins on a grey autumn day
The sun shines through the rain creating a dazzling rainbow
Sunlight on raindrops
Fletcher’s mum explains that the rainbow will not last long
But Fletcher thinks that he might be able to help the rainbow shine forever
With a little help from his friends
He hurries through the wood trying to find the rainbow’s end
The birds send him to hedgehog then onto squirrel and goose
All the animals are making their preparations for winter
Through this story we can learn how rainbows are made
How animals prepare for winter
Which animals hibernate
Which animals migrate.
Little readers can learn about the changing seasons and also about reflections
When Fletcher realises the rainbow has not fallen into the stream
He hurries on through the harebells where his rabbit friends are cloud gazing
He sees the last scrap of rainbow as it fades to grey
And he realises the colourful arch cannot be saved
Fletcher decides to make a very special rainbow of his own
With nature’s treasures from the woods and with a little help from his friends
The autumn rainbow at the end of the story is delightful
And the best inspiration for little bookworms to get outside and make an autumn rainbow of their own
We are definitely going to pull on our wellies this afternoon
And head out in search for signs of autumn to make a rainbow of our own
Fletcher and the Rainbow publishes on the 26th August 2021
With Graffeg