Red & Yellow's Noisy Night (Olive Branch) - Hardcover

Selig, Josh

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9781402790706: Red & Yellow's Noisy Night (Olive Branch)

Synopsis

“I believe that The Olive Branch can help make a real difference in our world.”--Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Red and Yellow live together in the branches of an olive tree--but these two friends are as different as can be, and sometimes have trouble co-existing peacefully. Red wants to play loudly on his strummy, while Yellow longs for sleep. This adorable bedtime story about tolerance and conflict resolution is based on an animated TV show that currently airs on over 100 channels around the world.

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About the Author

Based in New York City, The Little Light Foundation is a nonprofit charity whose goal is to create original media that helps children around the world learn about conflict resolution and mutual respect. Josh Selig, the founder of the company, is the creative genius behind popular TV shows such as The Wonder Pets. To ensure that The Olive Branch reaches the widest possible audience, episodes are available to any broadcaster in the world for just one unit of that country's own currency.

Reviews

This book is based on a one-minute animated short from the television series The Olive Branch, which “promotes an understanding of conflict resolution and mutual respect.” The olive branch of the title is not just metaphorical, but part of an olive tree where friends Red and Yellow live. Sometimes they coexist happily, and sometimes they don’t. On one particular night, Yellow is trying to sleep, but Red is playing his “strummy”—quite loudly—and has no intention of stopping just because it’s keeping Yellow up. But then Red listens to the quiet of the night and is inspired to play a soft lullaby for Yellow, who falls asleep peacefully, and everything is “good in the Olive Tree once again.” The book has a pleasing simplicity about it and introduces primary colors through the two characters. The text manages to avoid sounding moralistic and would be a perfect choice for a bedtime story after a day of bickering. Character recognition from the TV tie-in should add to its appeal. Preschool-Grade 2. --Kara Dean

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