The Rainbow Easel

In the dusty corner of Grandpa Sol's attic, Mia finds an old wooden easel decorated with tiny dancing stars. When she places her paper on it and starts to paint, the wood grows warm beneath her fingers. A single careful red dot sparkles like a star, and her wobbly green hill and yellow sun shimmer into something real: an island where palm trees sway in a warm breeze and a small fluffy creature named Pip waves up at her from the sand.

Pip explains that a storm has broken the island's only bridge, leaving Lila on the far shore missing her friends. Grandpa Sol says they have no wood strong enough to build another one, so Mia turns to her paintbrush. This gentle tale by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN follows her as she works out her own idea, mixing colors and letting encouragement rather than instruction guide her. Young readers and those reading aloud to them can follow Mia's unhurried story of curiosity and resourcefulness, which can be read on Online Masal.