The Rainbow Tree, sitting in the center of the village, has branches so large and so high that no one could see the top of the Rainbow Tree. The villagers do not know that a family of monkeys lives in the Rainbow Tree. Just like the leaves on the Rainbow Tree, each monkey is different. A very young, boy monkey named Reuben likes to ride on his mothers back, just as many baby monkeys do. His mother tells Reuben to hold on tight so that he will not fall, but Reuben wants to play with the older monkeys, even though he isnt old enough yet to jump from branch to branch. He decides to sneak away from his mother while she is asleep. Reuben jumps from one branch to another branch and then jumps againbut then he misses the tree branch and begins to fall! Can the Rainbow Tree rescue Reuben? In this childrens story, a small monkey named Reuben ignores his mother, jumps from branch to branch in the Rainbow Tree, and fallslearning a valuable lesson in the process.

Miguel is a friendly, energetic, and mischievous seven-year-old who lives in the Village of the Rainbow Tree. He has always wanted a dog. Unfortunately, his mother thinks he is too young to care for a pet. After Miguel seeks advice from an old woman in the village, she tells him it is a lot of work to feed and love a dog. After the old woman talks to his mother and receives her approval, she takes Miguel to the back of her cottage to see something. As he excitedly follows her, Miguel has no idea that just past her beautiful garden is a place where special animals live, and that there is one there just for him. Miguel and Fido: A Rainbow Tree Story shares the fun tale of a boys adventure as he adopts a special pet and learns responsibility.

" ... captures with great humor, sensitivity, and nuance one women's journey through a year of cultural dislocation, family crisis, and self-discovery."--Jacket front flap

All of God's physical Creation reflects a higher spiritual Reality. In that Creation, light is synonymous with Truth or God; who is the source of Truth. It should surprise no one that when you unwrap light to find the Rainbow, the Rainbow gives a detailed account of what God is all about. He is about loving and saving mankind by wooing them into the Rainbow Covenant of Marriage. From the red blood sacrifice of the Gospel Truth of Jesus, to the purple royalty of the Holy Spirit; God's constant and repeated message is that there is only one way to attain the purple royalty that is God's. That way is through faith in the red blood sacrifice of Jesus as the propitiation for our sins. He is the only gate or door into the Rainbow Covenant. We are all spiritual Cinderella's, enslaved to the 3 evil stepsisters of the world, the flesh and the Devil. But the Prince can raise us up out of the ashes and into the beauty of a royal mansion. There is another option, however. We can reject God's suit and pursue a life of self-will. We know that marriage means the death of self-will. This book describes the Dark Path of Separation from God that is the shadow opposite of the Rainbow Covenant of Marriage. Cain was the first to tread this path to its bitter end; which for mankind in this Age of Engagement, is incontrovertible sentencing or engagement to separation from God in the Lake of Fire. But it is God's will that all be saved. There's more than enough room in the lifeboat that I choose to call, "The Rainbow Covenant".

This book comes as your ticket to a virtual vacation, inviting you to dive into the heart of the tropical island of Kaua`i, Hawai`i, U.S.A. Please come, especially if you are a “capital ‘T’ Traveler” who digs deeper than surface pleasures of a new place, connects with people of the land, and celebrates differences as well as similarities. You may explore from front to back, vice-versa, or spot-read whatever pages fall open to your touch. All will be right. By accepting the author’s invitation, you’re assured of eventual enjoyment of thought-provoking segments categorized as “Outdoor Discoveries,” “Island Celebrations,” “Eyes to Sky, & Sea,” “Umbilical Ties” and more, including a drink from “The Water of Life.” Kaua`i island could be considered your adventure to “Anyplace, World.” Aside from particularities of discoverers and settlement, the foundational needs and desires of all peoples of the world hold true: A homeland–a place of freedom and peace; a place to work and sustain a healthy life, to play and recreate; a safe place to raise and educate children; a place to protect, preserve, love and pass forward to coming generations. The time span covered draws from the onset of swift modern development and increased tourism that threatens a cherished lifestyle to the threshold of COVID-19. The Afterword deals with the isolation the life-threatening pandemic imposes, and the economic and emotional challenges that stem from an isolation severely underlined when an island home already lies as a far speck within the wide Pacific Ocean. The guiding mantra throughout–”Believe in the Unexpected!”–from the author’s “Green Flash” experience shared with her “Dear Readers,” holds truer than true as we move with hope and courage into our globally-connected future.

Merle hears four entertaining stories about the hats on Uncle Foster's hat tree and then gets to try on the hats.