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Used book in good condition, due to its age it could contain normal signs of use
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
Hardcover
First published September 6, 2007
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March 26, 2012
I first came across this book at a thrift store back in college. Once I read it, I was so glad I had picked it up. It is a book I want to get for everyone in my life. Though it is a children's picture book, it has a message that is deeply meaningful to anyone of any age. The words, the stories and the book as a whole are rather obscure but some how for me, that is all part of the relevancy of the book...anyone who reads it will have a profoundly private experience with it that conjours up their own stories, their own memories, their own experiences. It is one to read in a quiet moment on your own. When you finally do, if you choose to keep it on your bookshelf, it will become that old friend of a book that is a reminder of its experience with you...forever tugging at your strings to lift you up.
January 23, 2021
Simple wishes for a heart searching for a place to land, a mind searching for solace.
June 14, 2014
This is the best book ever written.
As a child I loved "If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow," even though I didn't understand it. I still don't understand it, but I find it funny, entertaining and useful. I take to heart some of the advice in the book - like, "If you find your socks don't match, stand in a flower bed." Ok, maybe not literally, but as an adult it sounds to me like, "When you feel like you stick out too much, go hang out with other mismatched people and you'll feel normal again!" Another gem, "When the light goes out, wear it around your neck and go dancing." Ok so I can't control what the light does, but I can control what I do in response so I'll make that response joyfull. :)
Read it. If you don't like it, read it backwards.
As a child I loved "If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow," even though I didn't understand it. I still don't understand it, but I find it funny, entertaining and useful. I take to heart some of the advice in the book - like, "If you find your socks don't match, stand in a flower bed." Ok, maybe not literally, but as an adult it sounds to me like, "When you feel like you stick out too much, go hang out with other mismatched people and you'll feel normal again!" Another gem, "When the light goes out, wear it around your neck and go dancing." Ok so I can't control what the light does, but I can control what I do in response so I'll make that response joyfull. :)
Read it. If you don't like it, read it backwards.
June 14, 2010
Luther, my closest friend, gave this book to me, and I've treasured it ever since. It's fun, sweet and has just enough of a surreal edge to it to keep me happy.
March 17, 2013
I keep it next to my bed and read it every time I feel lost or scared. I love this book so much I'm considering getting a tattoo based on it.
March 17, 2015
So so so so beautiful.
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