Hope Is a Rainbow

by Hoda Kotb, Chloe Dominique (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Beautiful illustrations and universal takeaways of positivity make this an immensely re-readable picture book sure to inspire young minds to get out there and make a difference.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and cohost of NBC's TODAY Hoda Kotb comes a new book about finding hope in ordinary places.

What do you hope for? What do you dream?

Hoda Kotb's new book is a lyrical celebration of hope in children and teaching the youngest readers how to reach for their dreams—whether they are as big as the night sky or as small as a bowl of purple ice cream. It's a lesson in optimism and what a positive outlook can bring.

With beautiful and timeless illustrations by Chloe Dominique, Hope Is a Rainbow is a can't-miss book for any child who dares to dream. It's a story that honors the childlike wonder and curiosity that exists in all of us, young and old.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593624128
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	03/05/2024
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	105,397
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Hoda Kotb is the Daytime Emmy Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, and duPont-Columbia Award-winning Today show co-anchor and Dateline NBC correspondent. Hoda is the author of two adult New York Times bestselling books, including Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee. Of all her accomplishments, her proudest moment are the adoptions of her two daughters—Haley Joy and Hope. They live in New York City.

Chloe Dominique is a freelance illustrator and concept artist based in the UK, working across animation, video games, and children's publishing. Originally from Yorkshire and now living in Norwich with a VFX wizard and their dog of mischief, Loki, you'll find her with a cup of tea in hand, illustrating her socks off in a plant-and-book-filled home studio.

Editorial Reviews

2023-12-16
Uplifting messages of positivity from the Today show anchor.

Hope springs eternal, so the saying goes. Kotb agrees, here delivering to children the cheery news that hope lives inside all of them and that whatever they might wish for can be theirs. All they need is a sunny outlook, and the possibilities for happy outcomes are virtually endless. Children’s dreams can be in-the-moment ones—like purple ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry—or more far-ranging ones, such as growing tall enough to reach that high shelf easily or for hair that’s long enough to braid. It doesn’t matter, the author reassures young readers. Your aspirations will be realized, so don’t give up on them—just keep believing in them and, most of all, in yourself. Throughout, Kotb calls hope a rainbow, a feeling, a gift, and a wish. Hope is “new friends you’ll find— / friends who are loving and funny and kind.” Hope is “practicing your heart out, letter by letter.” The book’s overarching theme is upbeat, but its bouncy rhyming text is clumsy. The child-appealing illustrations are colorful and lively, though they have a generic look. The cast of wide-eyed characters is racially diverse; some have visible disabilities.

Pleasant enough but not particularly original. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews