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Marion Drew - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Marion Drew. Illustrator: Kelly Brown. Designer: Katlego Modubu. Editor: Ester Levinrad.
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Original Book on Book Dash: Can we eat a rainbow? (opens in a new tab)A bright, patterned search story turns the idea of eating a rainbow into a hunt for foods of different colours, ending with Pabi and Boo enjoying a meal.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The story treats the colourful meal and shared cooking as joyful; Pabi calls the meal tasty and says it makes them big and strong.
Talk about: Which colours or foods would you choose for your own rainbow meal?
The playful contrast between tempting smells and inedible objects gives children a clear way into the food hunt; illustrations help connect each colour with the ingredients.
The story presents a cheerful meal and says it makes the characters “big and strong”. That simple claim is not explored or qualified within the story.
Which colours and foods can you spot in the meal, and what other foods might fit those colours?
Pause at each new smell and let your child guess what Boo has found before reading on. At the end, look back through the colours and name the foods together.
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Book Dash — Can we eat a rainbow?
Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781997453710
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Food and colour
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