You Are My Rainbow
By (Author) Michael Joosten
Illustrated by Monge Lua
Simon & Schuster
Little Simon
12th August 2025
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Early years: colours
Early years: family
Board book
20
Width 165mm, Height 178mm, Spine 13mm
186g
This loving and inclusive board book celebrates pride in ones family and in oneself through a beautiful rainbow of colors!
You are my rainbow.
You brighten every day
with your dazzling colors
in so very many ways.
With a rainbow of colors, this board book celebrates the love between parents and their children. Showcasing all different family makeupsone parent, two dads, two moms, and morethe story encourages children to share their colors with the world. This heartfelt message will resonate with all children and parents, and particularly those in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Michael Joosten is a bestselling author whose titles include My Two Moms & Me, My Two Dads & Me, Pride 1 2 3, and Lady Gaga: A Little Golden Book Biography. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety. He currently lives in New York City. Find him on Instagram @MichaelJoostenBooks to learn more about upcoming projects, appearances, and personal book recs.
Monge Lua is a Brazilian childrens book illustrator who has been drawing since he was little, onSunday afternoons with his brothers and sisters. In his artwork, Mongelikes to explore textures and colors and to draw different body types, kids, grannies, and animalsespecially bears. Monge studied graphic design and fine arts. Monge has worked for a lot of self-publishers. When hes not drawing, you can find him watching horror movies, listening to true crime podcasts, reading manga, or playing with his dog, Sky.