Read the Rainbow Reading Challenge

Spring is around the corner and it’s a great time for a rainbow reading challenge. Whether you want to do this challenge in the classroom or send it home for families, young children will enjoy listening and reading books.

Rainbow Reading Challenge

The Nuts and Bolts of the Challenge

This is pretty easy!  Read a book each day for a week that has a color word in the title or the cover of the book is the designated color of the day. I have a FREE booklist and challenge sheet for you below towards the bottom of the post.

Day 1- Books About Rainbows

Day 2- Red Day

Day 3- Orange Day

Day 4- Yellow Day

Day 5- Green Day

Day 6- Blue Day

Day 7- Indigo and Violet Day

See…easy peasy!  You can share the books you enjoy with kids on social media and use the hashtag #ReadtheRainbowChallenge and/or track your progress on the free printable (see below.)

Rainbow Books for Kids

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Now for the fun part.  Here is some book inspiration to get you started.

Though this challenge can be adapted for all ages, the books I’ve included below fit well for young children.

[easyazon_link identifier=”1600608477″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Rainbow Stew[/easyazon_link] by Cathryn Falwell

[easyazon_link identifier=”0989029506″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]End of the Rainbow Fruit Salad[/easyazon_link] by Welsh, Moore, and Puzniak

[easyazon_link identifier=”0140503285″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]A Rainbow of My Own[/easyazon_link] by Don Freeman

[easyazon_link identifier=”015204633X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Planting a Rainbow[/easyazon_link] by Lois Ehlert

[easyazon_link identifier=”0692792058″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]My Color is Rainbow[/easyazon_link] by Agnes Hsu

[easyazon_link identifier=”151070583X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow[/easyazon_link] by Monica Sweeney

Books About the Color Red

[easyazon_link identifier=”0694006246″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Big Red Barn[/easyazon_link] by Margaret Wise Brown

[easyazon_link identifier=”1846434033″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear[/easyazon_link] by Don and Audrey Wood

[easyazon_link identifier=”0899193498″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]The Little Red Hen[/easyazon_link] by Paul Galdone

[easyazon_link identifier=”0670059838″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Llama Llama Red Pajama[/easyazon_link] by Anna Dewdney

[easyazon_link identifier=”030797846X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]The Red Lemon[/easyazon_link] by Bob Staake

[easyazon_link identifier=”0062252070″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Red: A Crayon’s Story[/easyazon_link] by Michael Hall

The Color Orange Books

[easyazon_link identifier=”1442420030″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Orange Pear Apple Bear[/easyazon_link] by  Emily Gravett

[easyazon_link identifier=”0590445103″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]The Big Orange Splot[/easyazon_link] by D. Manus Pinkwater

[easyazon_link identifier=”068813985X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Each Orange Had Eight Slices[/easyazon_link] by Paul Giganti Jr.

[easyazon_link identifier=”039924302X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]An Orange for Frankie[/easyazon_link] by Patrica Polacco (a good one for elementary)

Yellow Books for Kids

[easyazon_link identifier=”0399555536″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Little Blue and Little Yellow[/easyazon_link] by Leo Lionni- Try this sensory writing tray for Little Blue and Little Yellow too.

[easyazon_link identifier=”1550372564″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Purple, Green, and Yellow[/easyazon_link] by Robert Munsch

[easyazon_link identifier=”0062452959″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Blue vs Yellow[/easyazon_link] by Tom Sullivan

Books About the Color Green

[easyazon_link identifier=”0763688401″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Green Pants[/easyazon_link] by Kenneth Kraegel

[easyazon_link identifier=”0316236535″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Go Away, Big Green Monster![/easyazon_link] by Ed Emberly

[easyazon_link identifier=”145215645X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors[/easyazon_link] by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

[easyazon_link identifier=”1596433973″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Green[/easyazon_link] by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Blue Books for Children

[easyazon_link identifier=”0544568036″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Little Blue Truck[/easyazon_link] by Alice Schertle

[easyazon_link identifier=”B00BR9XC5S” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Blue Hat, Green Hat[/easyazon_link] by Sandra Boynton

[easyazon_link identifier=”014050169X” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Blueberries for Sal[/easyazon_link] by Robert McCloskey

[easyazon_link identifier=”0618369171″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Jamaica’s Blue Marker[/easyazon_link] by Juanita Havill

Indigo/Violet (or Purple) Books

[easyazon_link identifier=”0803727402″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Violet’s Music[/easyazon_link] by Angela Johnson

[easyazon_link identifier=”0425288196″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Violet the Pilot[/easyazon_link] by Steve Breen

[easyazon_link identifier=”0688128971″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse[/easyazon_link] by Kevin Henkes

[easyazon_link identifier=”0064430227″ locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Harold and the Purple Crayon[/easyazon_link] by Crockett Johnson

Grab Your Rainbow Challenge Sheet FREE Printable

Use this book list and challenge sheet to find and record the books you enjoy and track your progress.  Celebrate with a rainbow fruit salad on the last day. Just click the purple printer button below, enter your email, and it will be sent to you right away to download.

Share your reading pictures on Instagram and use the hashtag #BookbyBookChallenge. I’d love to see the books you are enjoying.

Happy Reading!

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