Book Synopsis: Description

In The Day the Colors Became Friends, artist and author Debra Madison offers her interpretation of a traditional Native American tale. The tale begins as each color declares its importance and superiority. They are led to join together in true community as represented by the rainbow, the place where all are connected as one while each maintains its unique identity. We is more fun than me... Let's be willing to reach out to one another in friendship! The story of the rainbow encourages us to appreciate and even celebrate our differences, knowing we are here to be in relationships and grow. We look to the natural variety of this world as an example of what is possible. This heart-opening story conveys a hopeful message for a brighter tomorrow, leading us through the doorway of nature to access the universe.

Illustrated by Debra Madison's dramatic images, The Day the Colors Became Friends is a book that both children and adults will enjoy, over and over again.

Author Bio

Debra Madison is a writer, photographer and artist. She is also a Book and Document Restoration Specialist. For twenty-five years she had a small business called Honestly Bound Books, which she started by restoring family bibles and books dating back 400 years. In addition to her private clients, she contracted with many city, county, and state agencies to preserve various items, including a project for the Dept. of Mines and Geology, to restore19 gold mining maps from the 1800's. She evaluated and restored the rare and valuable books housed in the vault of the Central Library of Sacramento, which involved over 2,000 items that took nearly three years to complete. It was her appreciation and understanding of the mechanics of books, combined with her writing and art background, that spurred her to enter the world of book arts. She was inspired by the creations of Joe D'Ambrosio, a world famous book artist, and took many classes and workshops with him. Her efforts earned her a grant from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, as well as a second place cash award in Campbell Soup's national "The Art of Campbell's Soup" contest. Her submission was a book was titled, "My 42 Years of mmm ... mmm ... Good," and was exhibited in the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for several weeks. Debra describes the non-traditional books she has written, designed, illustrated, and produced as unique creations for housing words, images and ideas. These limited edition books have titles such as: "Alice Looking Through The Wonderland of Glass;" "Goop Tales;" and "Anagrammatically Red." Her work has been exhibited in California and Oregon. The Sacramento Central Library has many examples of her work, which is kept in the Sacramento Room's vault, with other rare and valuable books. "The Day The Colors Became Friends," is her first traditionally bound, produced, and published book. Debra lives in northern California with her husband Bill, who is also a photographer and writer.