Children’s Book Illustration

One project that I started working on in the summer, and will hopefully finish soon, is illustrating a children’s book. It’s a personal project that stemmed from reading to my baby. I love sing-reading books to my daughter – our favorites are “It’s a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong and “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley. One song that I really enjoy singing to her before bed is “Rainbow Connection,” so I went online to see if I could find an illustrated children’s book version of it. I could not! With all of the many things one can find online, I thought for certain that this song would have a children’s book!

Well, since it didn’t have a book, I decided to make one. I started gathering as much colorful media as I could, and divided the song into different pages. The final piece will be square so that I can print it as a board book later. I don’t plan on officially trying to publish it, but would love to eventually share it with friends who have babies.

Why are there so many

Songs about rainbows

And what’s on the other side?

Rainbows are visions

But only illusions

And rainbows have nothing to hide

So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it

I know they’re wrong wait and see

 

Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

 

Who said that every wish

Would be heard and answered

When wished on the morning star?

Somebody thought of that

And someone believed it

Look what it’s done so far

What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing

And what do we think we might see?

 

Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

 

All of us under its spell

We know that it’s probably magic

 

Have you been half asleep

And have you heard voices?

I’ve heard them calling my name

Is this the sweet sound

That calls the young sailors?

The voice might be one and the same

I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it:

It’s something that I’m supposed to be

 

Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

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