Ruby the Rainbow Witch: A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day: Fun and colorful alliteration story about friendship.

by Kim Ann, Nejla Shojaie (Illustrator)

Her world is full of scrumptious sweets. Can she make it even yummier by meeting new pals?Young witch Ruby loves making new friends. So she goes out for a walk in her candy-filled neighborhood. And when she meets Fudge, the friendly frog who gives her a compliment, she happily uses her swirly-whirly wand to make his day!

Wearing her favorite colorful dress and hat, Ruby can’t wait for who she’ll see next. And if they turn out to be nice… well, then she’ll wave her wand some more!

Will Ruby get to use her magic again?

A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day is the first entry in the beautifully illustrated Ruby the Rainbow Witch children’s picture book series. If you or your child like kindness and love, bright and happy settings, and stories about making exciting new friends, then you’ll adore Kim Ann’s super-fun adventure.

Buy A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day to put a smile on everyone’s face today!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

22 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 30, 2019

About the author

Kim Ann is an award-winning children’s author based in Southern California. All her life, Kim dreamed of writing fun, imaginative, and colorful books that would help young readers learn to use their imaginations and develop a love of stories. This dream came true! Kim has published many best-selling children’s books, including the popular Ruby the Rainbow Witch and Goldy the Puppy series. Kim recently decided to share her love of daily affirmations by co-authoring a new Quick Affirmation book and card series. She is always working on her next story and looks forward to sharing many more books with her readers. When Kim isn’t working on her publishing career, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and their dogs.

Kim Ann is the author of:

• The Ruby the Rainbow Witch series:
o Ruby the Rainbow Witch: A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day
o Ruby the Rainbow Witch: The Lost Swirly-Whirly Wand
o Ruby the Rainbow Witch: Meet the Amber Fairies

• The Go On Vacation series:
o Where Do Elves Go on Vacation?
o Where Does Santa Go on Vacation?
o Where Do Unicorns Go on Vacation?
o Where Do Dinosaurs Go on Vacation?
o Where Do Mermaids Go on Vacation?

• The Goldy the Puppy series:
o Goldy the Puppy and the Missing Socks
o Goldy the Puppy Goes to Puppy School
o Goldy the Puppy and the Birthday Spa Day

• Other books:
o Ten Little Sandpipers: A Counting Book
o Ninja School Rules
o Quick Affirmations for Super Busy Women
o Quick Affirmations for Super Busy Men

Reviews

[S.A. Krishnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet story.
Ruby is a little witch with a picture perfect rainbow hat. As she walks around she has an opportunity to make others happy.
What does Ruby do?
Sweet story with lovely illustrations. Lovely for children.

[Christy Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute little book!

This book was perfect for my 5-year-old! It helps that her name is Ruby as well, so she really got a kick out of it. It makes a great bedtime story!!!

[Carli Valentine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet as CANDY!

Loved the bright colorful illustrations! It was such a sweet book and love the lesson of the importance and kindness behind the story! Perfect non-spooky fall read!

[JEN · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute story

Fun and colorful book for kids. Illustrations are pretty and the story is great. A message about friendship, giving, and happiness.

[Kobe Nhin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and entertaining!

Entertaining and colorful trip through Ruby’s world. Join Ruby as she meets friends and makes wishes come true. The illustrations make this story come to life!

[Monika · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Hat for Every Heart

Some picture books just radiate joy — the kind of story that makes children smile before you even start reading. Ruby the Rainbow Witch: A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day by Kim Ann, illustrated by Nejla Shojaie, is one of those books. It’s cheerful, musical, and bursting with kindness from cover to cover.

Ruby lives in a world that looks like pure candy-colored imagination. She spends her days making new friends, spreading happiness, and — most magically — giving each new friend a colorful rainbow hat that matches who they are inside. A bright hat for a shy creature, a brave one for a hesitant friend — each gift is her way of showing care and understanding.

The story is written in lively rhyme, full of alliteration and musical rhythm that make it a joy to read aloud. It’s the kind of book that naturally gets children repeating lines, giggling at the sounds, and trying to guess what color comes next. Beneath the sparkle, though, is a lovely reminder that small acts of kindness can change someone’s whole day.

Nejla Shojaie’s illustrations glow with warmth. The pages swirl with colors that feel alive — soft purples, golden yellows, and bright pinks that make Ruby’s world feel welcoming and magical. Each page feels like stepping into a celebration of creativity and friendship.

What makes Ruby the Rainbow Witch: A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day so special is its heart. Ruby’s magic isn’t about spells or tricks — it’s about empathy, generosity, and joy. She shows children that being kind can be just as magical as waving a wand.

[Tony Parsons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Young Rainbow Witch Ruby loves making new friends.
She decides to go for a walk in her candy-filled neighborhood.
Young Rainbow Witch Ruby meets Cocoa (cat) at the Peppermint Palace, Butterscotch (bunny)
& Fudge (friendly frog).
What pitcher-perfect friends do you have?

I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.

An awesome book cover, great hand-drawn black & white or colored pictures, charming illustrations & proper font & writing style. A very professionally written children’s (preschool/elementary age) fantasy storybook. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters, settings, etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s fantasy movie, an animated cartoon, or better yet a mini TV series. It was just OK for me so I will only rate it at 4/5 stars.

Thank you for the free author(s); Lucky Four Press; 1st Edition; FreeBooksy Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

[Jade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ruby the Rainbow Witch is the story of Ruby who has many admirers of her rainbow hat so she decides to help them out and grants them their wishes of their very own rainbow hat.

This story sounded promising from the storyline but the story is sadly flat, boring and repetitive. The same page of words is repeated after every animal she passes and the way she just gives the animals what they admired but didn't ask for it leaves the story with no ups and downs or drama and it's like it leads to nowhere. I thought it would end with some big message to show why she did as she did in the book yet it was only how it's nice to do nice things for friends. Not exactly the inspiring end I was hoping for to improve the book!

The illustrations are fantastic and the colourful sweetie themed pages are sure to attract children's attention. It's just a shame that the writing didn't match up to the brilliance of the pictures. This is a beautiful looking book but really lacks in story, I wouldn't recommend but if you like a repetitive read then this may be the book for you.

[Barbara Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruby is a friendly witch dressed in rainbow colors. She carries a swirly-whirly wand and wears a picture-perfect hat. As Ruby walks along in her candy paradise, she meets a frog, a cat, and bunny. They all admire her rainbow hat and humbly request her to grant their wish to wear a rainbow hat. Ruby is friendly and kind to the animals living in her world.

The illustrations are exquisite, bright and appealing. Ruby teaches her primary grade readers to be kind and giving to all they meet. I would have liked to see the plot expanded a bit more, but the alliteration and onomatopoeia make this book a fun read-aloud choice.

[Shannon Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book!
Ruby the Rainbow Witch and her friendly friends return for another picture-perfect adventure.
When a giant gust of whistling wind tosses and tumbles Ruby's swirly-whirly wand away, she gathers her friends and travels to the end of the rainbow to find it.Along the way, they meet Lollie Pop the Leprechaun and discover how fabulously fun it can be to make a new friend and work together to solve a problem.
After all, that's what friendly friends are for! 8.5 x 8.5 Paperback Book.

By Kim Ann

ISBN # 9781733938006


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[Book Dragons TBR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable

This book is wonderful! First off Kim Ann not only did a beautiful job writing this book, but also is choosing the best illustrator - Neijla Shojaie - for the job. Whimsical, whitty storytelling with stunning illustrations to top it off. I love how Ruby makes a bunch of friendly-friends and shares with them something really important to her. It is refreshing to see a happy witch granting wishes. The landscape is gorgeous, lemonade river, cotton candy clouds and pastry paths! It took me back to my childhood with reminders of Candy Land! I am a fan of Ruby the Rainbow Witch and can't wait to see her next adventure!

[Rose English · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a picture ~ perfect day in the land of sweets and candy

Children will not be able to resist Ruby the 🌈 Rainbow Witch with her twirly wirly rainbow dress and her picture perfect rainbow hat. This is a bright colourful book with a sing~songy , wish~wishy message of joy and friendship.

Fun exciting illustrations with giant sweets and candy to delight. Children will soon be joining in the reading fun as many of the sentences are repeated throughout the book.

I highly recommend this delicious treat. I downloaded it free for #InternationalWomensDay so Thank You.I

Happy Reading Book Lovers 📚📖🌹

[Sandy S · Rating 4 out of 5]

RUBY THE RAINBOW WITCH: A PICTURE-PERFECT RAINBOW DAY by Kim Ann is a short story: a quick read focusing on a young, magical Rainbow Witch, who grants the small creatures in the forest their wish for a rainbow hat. Using her 'magical, lollipop, rainbow wand', Ruby twirls and whirls saying 'as you wishy-wish', granting the animals their colorful wish. The forest creatures include a frog, a cat and a bunny.

RUBY THE RAINBOW WITCH: A PICTURE-PERFECT RAINBOW DAY is a fast paced, very colorful, short story. The images are bright and cheery; the text may be difficult to read for a younger child starting out as the font is similar to printing by hand. Suitable for children 1-4 years of age.

[Lacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read

I read this to my girls (8 and 4) and they both loved it. I did stumble over the words but that's okay. The fun words the author used made the story exciting. Great read about making friends while having a "picture perfect rainbow day".

Author did a great job writing this and the illustrator made beautiful illustrations to go along with the story.

Very cute for young kids.

[Theodora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eish

The book illustration is good. The storyline needs to be improved. The book sounded like a record on repeat, ruby was magically giving rainbow hats to everyone. Every character had the same line. For me the book was not that great and it wasn't bad either. My daughter even asked me to delete it, even though she loves rainbow.
I gave it 3 star because of the illustrations and the efforts to teach kids that being good is a great thing.

[Melissa (Nissa_the.bookworm) · Rating 3 out of 5]

All about making friends

Ruby the Rainbow Witch makes lots of new friends in A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day. As she walks through the land of sweets and candies, she meets a frog, a cat, and a bunny and grants each of their wishes. I enjoyed the story but found it a bit repetitive with each wish granted. I’m sure young children would enjoy the repetition though.

[Jillian Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and colorful book

I loved how colorful this book was. I also loved that she was happy to make everyone’s day by providing them with a wonderful hat like hers. Instead of getting upset that others wanted the same hat as her she was happy to make their day by giving them one just like hers. Great message.

[Dorothy Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruby the Rainbow Witch

Bright colored illustrations help to make this book rainbow perfect. Ruby feels good when making others feel good as well. I thought it was delightful, but the print was difficult to read on an iPad. A more standard print might be easier to read, but that is only one person‘s opinion.

[Shannon Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the pleasure of working with Kim Ann on her exciting second book. Full of bright color, sweet treats and moralistic friendship, Kim's stories are a delight; I can't wait to read more of her work!

[Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the picture

I liked the pictures because it was so cool. I liked the costume. I wish I had a hard in that costume, too. -BB (4 years old)

I liked the picture-perfect rainbow hat. -TB (6 years old)

[Hayley Nystrom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rainbow Explosion!

Follow Ruby the Rainbow Witch as she makes her way through a magical land, granting wishes as she goes. The bright and colorful illustrations burst from the pages.

[Cris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story for children

Children will love this book! With the repeating of the same lines it’s easy for this book to became a child’s favorite book! Bonus: it teaches children a lesson too!

[Marcela Klinsrisuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book

Colorful book filled with candy, magic, and kindness. Nice little book for children. Love the repetition of some parts of the story. This can help younger ones remember the words and try to read along.

[Alexa Jaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

🌈 We like Ruby's hat too! 🌈

🌈 Let Ruby brighten your day too! We loved the Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day!!

🌈 She is such a kind, friendly and bright witch!

🌈 What are you waiting for?

💕 Happy Reading! 💕

[Mumtaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruby the Rainbow Witch: A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day is a delightful children’s book. Ruby’s journey with her rainbow hat underscores the importance of making friends and spreading joy by crafting picture-perfect hats.

[Kristen Jesiolowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

Such a picture perfect book!! My 6 year old daughter really enjoyed this book! She said, "It teaches you that it feels good to help others!" I would say it was a hit with her witchy vibes as well!

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable

This book is adorable. My daughter is special needs and it has the right amount of words to pictures to keep her engaged. She also loved the first one also.

[Denver Kidd · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a colourful and fun adventure Ruby has! Kindness and generosity shine through in this story alongside fun and inviting characters. Recommend!

[Maura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for the littles

[Cyrena Shows · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet story about friendship

This is a sweet book about a magical character making friends and doing for others. It has cute illustrations, too.