My grandfather, Arthur Vallee, creator of Rainbow Rabbit, lived fairly a life.
Disney animator. Test.
Actor in Hollywood. Test.
Professional songwriter for a tv sequence. Test.
Worthwhile car vendor for over 50 years. Test.
Married to my grandmother for 63 years. Test.
What’s more likely to be my grandfather’s most interesting accomplishment of all, nevertheless, is his implausible present that has impressed 1000’s of youthful kids and touched the lives of many further, youthful and outdated, close to and much.
Permit me to clarify.
Rainbow Rabbit is a cute, cuddly, fictional character, whose story of empathy, acceptance and overcoming odds has gained him widespread admiration and affection of kids and adults all all by the globe. The e-book, written by my grandfather, has empowered kids, adults and educators all by the nation (and former) to remain true to themselves and embrace their uniqueness, regardless of many obstacles which can preserve in our path. The e-book has furthermore launched a preferred college program accessible from grades Pre-Okay by Third Grade.
We merely just lately celebrated the relaunch of my grandfather’s e-book, full with model new illustrations and an up to date rhyme scheme. Although Rainbow Rabbit has had a slight makeover, the teachings taught by the character preserve the equal.
One in every of many causes the character of Rainbow Rabbit has been so atmosphere pleasant is his relatability. You’re likely pondering, “How on this planet can anyone relate to the story of a vibrant, fictional character?” In all actuality, nearly all folks can relate in some performance, for quite a few causes. Extra on that in a bit. Nonetheless first, correct proper right here’s a fast abstract.
Rainbow Rabbit
Rainbow Rabbit lives in Lettuce Valley. His vibrant coat makes him stand out from the opposite rabbits, who sadly refuse to play with him, due to he seems completely completely completely different.
This causes Rainbow Rabbit to basically actually really feel lonely and remoted. In consequence, he tries desperately to alter his look. After diversified makes an attempt, he comes to hunt out that he’s nonetheless the equal. With out giving an excessive amount of away (due to we would like you to be taught the e-book!) it seems all hope is misplaced, till Rainbow meets the Princess of Lettuce Valley. And alongside collectively collectively together with her mom, the queen, the duo makes Rainbow Rabbit uncover he’s distinctive and express merely one of many easiest methods he’s. The tip finish end result’s a change so empowering that it’s actually one issue to behold.
As beforehand talked about, Rainbow and his surrounding solid are relatable to many. With the mannequin new college 12 months upon us, this considerably rings true for youthful kids, together with educators.
For some, Rainbow Rabbit represents a toddler at a mannequin new college, who may want factors making new associates for quite a few causes. Maybe the mannequin new pupil suffers from a incapacity, which may stop them from having enjoyable with sure video video video games completely completely different classmates play. That’s moreover unchartered territory for his or her fellow college faculty college students, who’ve under no circumstances encountered this state of affairs beforehand of their lives.
The Princess of Lettuce Valley
From the pores and pores and skin, it’d appear that the princess has little or no worries. In the long run, she lives collectively collectively together with her mother and pa in a citadel, and has of us readily fulfilling any request she may ask for! Nonetheless, just like the notion of many college faculty college students at faculties internationally, not the entire gadgets is because of it appears. Her obligations as a princess leaves little or no time for her to make true associates of her personal. Most significantly, precise associates finally unimpressed collectively collectively together with her affiliation with royalty.
Choice, courteous, and all the time empathetic, the princess represents the kind of buddy all folks ought to develop up having. The princess may symbolize the coed who asks the mannequin new classmate to sit down down with them at their desk, when no person else is providing an invite. Or presumably a pupil has no person to play with at recess or, or sit subsequent to somebody on the bus experience dwelling from college. Having a buddy just like the princess often is a life-changing second for a kid. Sadly, that kind of impactful presence could be further of an exception to the rule. The world wishes further folks of her caliber, and our college functions encourage youthful kids to be the type of buddy that not solely makes a distinction contained in the classroom, nevertheless furthermore the world!
The Queen of Lettuce Valley
For the educators within the market, it’s worthwhile to look no additional than the queen. After the princess launched Rainbow Rabbit to her mom, the queen’s kindness was instrumental in unlocking Rainbow’s potential. There are fairly just a few college faculty college students on this planet who’ve glorious potential. All it takes is a selected coach to note it, unlock it, and make them uncover it. If this may be achieved, the affect a toddler may make on the world all by the use of the course of their life is immeasurable!
Sadly, my grandfather under no circumstances lived to see the affect Rainbow Rabbit and the following college program has made on immediately’s youth. Close to the tip of his life, he requested us to do the only we’d to substantiate his story reached as many kids as doable. He wished this so kids realized their future was as vibrant as Rainbow Rabbit himself.
Too often, kids are resigned to the truth that their present state of affairs, whether or not or not or not an absence of acceptance from others or problem turning into in with others, lasts the remainder of their lives. The story of Rainbow Rabbit affords hope for a bigger tomorrow, and that the majority difficulties in life are momentary. All through the course of, they could perceive that they should have associates, they have to be accepted, and so they should belong. They will perceive that if Rainbow Rabbit can overcome adversity, they’ll as correctly!
New tales and characters will quickly be part of Rainbow Rabbit, and we’re going to’t wait to degree out them to the world. All as a consequence of a person’s random sighting of a rainbow contained in the sky all by a soggy afternoon a few years beforehand.
Fairly a legacy, positively.