Fredrik Vahle was born in 1942 in Standel (Germany). He studied, apart from music, German philology and political sciences and he worked as a professor at the university. He has written numerous books and songs for children, also about Latin America and García Lorca.
What colours are in the rainbow? The sheep, the mouse, the chicken and its chicks go in search for them. “From the sky, blue; from the mouse, grey, from the tomato, red, and brown from the bread… and in the green of the meadow, the yellow of the egg”. And the rainbow is ready.
“… a picture book with double-paged drawings, made with pastel watercolour, that tell the story, complement it and are in perfect harmony with the text…” (SOL).