Rainbows, Stars, and Apples

From the award-winning author of Layla's Happiness and a dynamic cut-paper artist making her debut, this fresh, collage-style bedtime story shares the feelings of working parents everywhere, while grounding mother and daughter in deepest love.

Mommy and Daddy have an adventurous and lively daughter, Rosa, who is a joy to behold. Both parents work, but between them, things are usually manageable. However, when Daddy goes off on a business trip, Mommy has had a long day, and Rosa has energy to spare. The balances tip, and Mommy, who can't get Rosa to sleep without the soothing storytelling of her husband, needs a time out. Not a declarative one that will upset Rosa, of course, but just a down beat in which she can find her breath.

Beautifully told and highly relatable, the melodious text from Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and the gorgeous, textured images from Mirlande Jean-Gilles accomplish what they aim to do: soothingly carry readers into a place of tranquility and rest.

Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is an interdisciplinary artist with a doctorate in theater arts and performance studies from Brown University. In addition to her award-winning picture book Layla's Happiness, she has authored several collections of poetry and has performed poetry and taught in the United States, Namibia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England. Born and raised in Queens, New York, she now resides in Rhode Island and is the mother of three galaxies who look like daughters. 

Mirlande Jean-Gilles is a mother of two, a writer, and a visual artist. Her award-winning fiction and poetry have been published in various literary journals and anthologies. Her vibrant collages are inspired by her Haitian heritage as well as the work of women and mothers all over the world. In 2012 Jean-Gilles was selected to be "Bearden 100" in collaboration with the Romare Bearden Foundation. Her artwork has been exhibited at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of their Caribbean History Month celebration. She was part of the group exhibition Cover to Cover--20 years at African Voices, a group art show that took place at the legendary Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. She also took part in Legacy of Romare, a group art show that paid tribute to the extraordinary art of Romare Bearden. In August 2015 she exhibited in a group art show celebrating Haitain art at the Kenkeleba Gallery in New York City.

• Publisher: Enchanted Lion
  
• Publish Date: October 13, 2026
  
• Pages: 44
  
• Language: English
  
• Type: Hardcover
  
• EAN/UPC: 9781592704965
  
• Dimensions: 12 in H | 9 in W
• BISAC Categories: Kids