The story of "The Rainbow Goblins" and the oil paintings on oak panels that illustrate the story, are the work of Count Ulderico Gropplero di Troppenburg (a.k.a. Ul de Rico). "The Rainbow Goblins" is a story about the arrogance of evil and the power of nature, while the artwork would remind you of Renaissance artwork if it were not for the bright colors put into most of the paintings. "Time" described "The Rainbow Goblins" as a fairy tale that might have been told by the Brothers Grimm and illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, a comment that will not mean a lot to the younger readers that will fall in love with this exquisite book, but it will give the rest of us something to think about.


Incredible!   May 19, 1999
 7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I am pretty far along in college now, and my mother called me home recently to go through some of my old stuff to see what needed to be thrown out, and what needed to be kept. I ran across my old Rainbow Goblins book, and sat in my room and read it for the first time in at least ten years. I don't remember who gave it to me...but I was really small. Tears came to my eyes as I smelled the pages and remembered my childhood. Something about the smell of the pages, mixed with the Eden-like paintings was incredibly nostalgic. The book was falling apart from childhood wear-and-tear, so I came back to school and put the pictures up on my wall... Sometimes I lean up against the wall and smell them.

Dinah


Excellent picture book for lap reading and mid-level readers   October 1, 1999
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

This book has wonderful full page illustrations that children love. It's a great choice for children learning colors, and has a storyline that children love to hear again and again. The pages also have about a paragraph each so it's great for a midlevel reader.