When I Was Young in the Mountains Paperback by Cynthia Rylant; Illustrated by Diane Goode Craft & Creativity Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell is

Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell is a colorful and comprehensive book that pays tribute to an extraordinary career and legacy as luminous as the art itself

and criticizing the harsh treatment  of slaves and the cruelties in the gladiatorial arena

which comes with its own problems

via Chekhov and Goethe

When I Was Young in the Mountains Paperback by Cynthia Rylant; Illustrated by Diane Goode Craft & Creativity Ay-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell isProduct Details Publisher: Puffin Books (1993 01 01) Language: English Pages: 32 ISBN 13: 9780140548754 Weight: 103. 48 grams Dimensions: 25. 4 x 19. 53 x 0. 3 cm Caldecott Honor Book! "An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty hued scenes and in the poetic text." Association for Childhood