What a delightful picture book! After spying a rainbow hiding under her chair, Esther begins to look for it everywhere. In her search, she finds all the colours of the rainbow in unusual places, but it takes a rain shower to eventually bring the magic back.

Esther’s Rainbow deftly manages to tell a captivating story and be a subtle learning tool at the same time. It engages all the senses, incorporating the days of the week and, of course, the colours of a rainbow. With Sara Acton’s delicate watercolour illustrations, this picture book is practically perfect and will be thoroughly enjoyed by children aged 3 to 6.

Angela Crocombe