For Christmas in 1982 my Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Toni gave me this book as a gift.  It was always one of my favorite books because of the awesome paintings of Ul de Rico.  The story is about seven little goblins that drink the colors of the rainbow.  Each page is a beautiful painting done on wood that completely mesmerizes a child.

Recently I found this old book in a box.  I immediately sat the kids down and we read the book.  It was fun to see their excitement when I explained to them that this was a book from when I was a little boy.  This alone sparked a series of questions and conversations that I know most parents would enjoy.  They loved reading about the goblins and their silly dance when the storms came.  James has become completely smitten with this book and manges to sleep with it every night.  He took it to school the other day and forgot to bring it home.  Happiness was a stranger at our house that night....

We have enjoyed reading the book which I am sure my Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Toni never knew I would read to my own little ones 25 years later.  Unfortunately the old book has become brittle and lose in its binding.  So I found it on Amazon.com and we now have a fresh new version for the kids to enjoy.  The old book was put back in the box for safe keeping transitioning from a children's book to a fond memory.  Funny how even a books life can change over time.