Maureen H Cronin

Lisa wakes up one day and everything is in black and white. She enlists the help of her best buddy - Shadow - and off they go to Colorville to bring color back to her town. Each Rainbow Person she encounters gives her a token of that color: a red rose from Ronnie Redheart, an orange from Monsieur L'Orange, a sunflower from Marvin Garden and the Golden People, a patch of grass from Mr. Greenfield, a blue saxophone from Mrs. Blew, and a purple scarf from Lady Violet. Once Lisa has all the tokens, she is able to create a rainbow as her bridge back home. Set against a colorful backdrop, the subtext of embracing diversity and inclusion is a running theme throughout this delightful tale of the Rainbow People.Maureen Cronin is the author of two previous novels, Happy Brain, Happy Life and Go Faster Go. This is her first children's novel. Prompted by the children who loved her storytelling, Maureen put pen to paper and created Rainbow People. Her niece, Lauren Cronin, is one of the children who loved the story as a toddler, is the illustrator, bringing life to the characters in Maureen's imagination.Maureen is currently working on her next novel. Lauren is currently pursuing her master's in psychology at Binghamton University.

Who's happy? Truly, down-deep-in-the-soul happy? Maureen Cronin weaves the tale of her journey to real happiness - but not before sitting in the "in the fifth ring of my inner hell" - with honesty, humor, and thought-provoking context.First she had to get past the anger and disappointment about not being able to be a mother - she had anger at God, the world, herself - and it was not a smooth or easy journey. It took practice. Frustrated with failed attempts to meditate, as she could not sit still for 40 minutes or chant as practiced meditators can, she coined her own one-minute meditation and found that it was actually re-training her brain. That's when everything started to change for the better. She sought out many forms of healthy happiness, like helping others through Reiki and guided meditations, increasing her meditation times, random acts of kindness, and finally scientific research that proved the positive effects on the brain - and the heart - through regular meditation and practicing happiness.This book is meant to inspire and bring hope for anyone struggling with challenges in their personal lives.