mrs rainbow
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Mrs Rainbow lived a happy and colourful life in her brightly-painted cottage, until the Council decided that things had to change! However, they hadn’t bargained on the local villagers, who decided to take matters into their own hands. Then things really did start to get colourful! A great story that proves that happiness really can be found at the end of a rainbow! Available from www.redrobinbooks.com, ISBN: 978-0-9545353-7-7TRANSCRIPT
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Mrs Rainbow lived a happy andcolourful life in her brightly painted
cottage, that is until the District Councildecided that things had to change!
However, the Council hadn’t bargained onthe local villagers, who decided to takematters into their own hands and thenthings really did start to change!
MrsR
RedR
obin
Illustrated by Judith BlakeNeil Griffiths
9 780954535377
ISBN 978-0-9545353-7-7
www.redrobinbooks.com
£6.99
Red Robin Books is an imprint of Corner To Learn Limited
Published by
Corner To Learn LimitedWillow Cottage • 26 Purton Stoke
Swindon • Wiltshire SN5 4JF • UK
ISBN 978-0-9545353-7-7
First published in the UK 2000
New edition published in the UK 2005
Reprinted 2010
Text © Neil Griffiths 2000
Illustrations © Judith Blake 2005
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author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance
with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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Design byDavid Rose
Printed in China byPrintworks International Ltd.
Red RobinB O O K S
Where story matters
This book was inspired by Jenny Rainbow and isdedicated to the memory of my Mum, a lovely lady
who brought a rainbow into many people’s lives.
This is the house whereMrs Rainbow lives.
Just wait until you seewhat it’s like inside!
She has painted the kitchen bright green,the conservatory a warm orange and thesitting room soothing shades of yellow.
Upstairs, the bathroom is ocean blue, the study awelcoming red and the guest room a restful violet.Mrs Rainbow’s own bedroom, however, is decoratedin one of her favourite colours, indigo and thereyou will find every shade of purple imaginable!
Mrs Rainbow is never happier than when relaxing inher garden. Here she is now, sitting in her favouritespot enjoying a glass of cool lemonade.
She loves her garden at all times of the year,
with the reds, golds and browns of autumn,
the silvers and whites of winter
and the yellows, purples and greens of spring …
… but summer is Mrs Rainbow’s favourite seasonand today her garden looks at its best.
However, Mrs Rainbow can’t relax for too long todayas the village school is holding a car-boot sale and sheis keen to get there early to pick up some bargains.
She is first to arrive and can hardly wait to get started. Nothing excites Mrs Rainbow more than the thought offinding something unexpected to add to her colourful home.
After an hour’s hunting, she emerges smiling from theschool playground clutching a burgundy patchwork cushionfor the study, a bright orange candle for the conservatory, apurple mug for her night-time hot chocolate drink and aturquoise soap dish. She will have to decide later whetherthis will be for the bathroom or the kitchen.
On her way home, the sky begins to cloud over and a light drizzlebegins to fall. By the time she reaches the house, it has turned intoa very grey day indeed and Mrs Rainbow is glad to get inside.
Today is different. Mrs Rainbowhas hardly got her coat off beforeshe rushes upstairs to try out thenew hair colour she has boughtfrom the chemist.
Sometimes she just sits and watchesher tropical fish, dazzled by theirstunning colours.
… or putting thefinishing touchesto a tapestry.
On days like this, Mrs Rainbowusually keeps busy, working onher latest painting …
The bottle says “Bermuda Blonde” but, as she emergesfrom the wash basin, blonde it certainly is not. It ismore like peacock green! “Perfect,” thinks Mrs Rainbowas she admires herself in the bathroom mirror.
She has barely finished drying her hair when there is aloud knock at the front door.
She is greeted by three somewhat startled members of theDistrict Council Planning Department, shocked perhaps bythe colour of Mrs Rainbow’s hair or by her matching outfit!
“G-g-good afternoon, madam,” stutters a stout gentlemanwearing a black pin-stripe suit and a bowler hat.
He explains that they are from the Planning Departmentand hands a letter to Mrs Rainbow to read.
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Neil G
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Mrs Rainbow lived a happy andcolourful life in her brightly painted
cottage, that is until the District Councildecided that things had to change!
However, the Council hadn’t bargained onthe local villagers, who decided to takematters into their own hands and thenthings really did start to change!
MrsRR
edRobin
Illustrated by Judith BlakeNeil Griffiths
9 780954535377
ISBN 978-0-9545353-7-7
www.redrobinbooks.com
£6.99