How do rainbows appear?
Quick Answer
Rainbows appear when sunlight passes through raindrops. The drops bend the light, spread it into colors, and reflect it back toward your eyes, making a colorful arc.
Why This Story Works for Bedtime
It’s pure gentle wonder. The story feels hopeful and calm—light, water, and color—great for cozy bedtime curiosity.
Story at a Glance
RECOMMENDED AGES
4-8 years
READING TIME
1 min
Story Synopsis
A rainbow can feel like a smile in the sky. This story explains how it forms. Miluna shares that sunlight looks white, but it’s made of many colors. When sunlight enters a raindrop, the light bends and spreads into those colors. Inside the drop, the light reflects and then bends again as it leaves. Many drops together send colored light to your eyes, creating the arc. The tone stays warm and soothing, connecting beauty and science. Curiosity stories like this encourage kids to ask ‘how?’ while keeping the feeling gentle.
Story Excerpt
Have you ever seen a rainbow after rain It often shows up when the sun comes out There are still tiny drops of water in the air Sunlight looks white but it is made of many colors The colors are mixed together A raindrop can act like a tiny glass ball When light goes into it the light bends The bending…
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In One Glance
Rainbows form when sunlight interacts with water droplets. As light enters a raindrop, it refracts and disperses into different colors. The light reflects inside the drop and refracts again as it exits. When many droplets send those colors toward the observer, a curved rainbow appears. The story presents this as calm, beautiful science that invites curiosity and observation.
Frequently Asked Questions
It explains how sunlight bends, spreads into colors, and reflects inside raindrops to form a rainbow.
Ages 4–8.
Yes—hopeful and gentle nature wonder.
No. It’s soft and cozy.
It builds science vocabulary and encourages children to notice the world through calm reading.