![]() The work was praised for its enchanting oil-on-oak illustrations, which vividly draw the reader into the world of the goblins and its simple story, which teaches children about color as well as reverence for natural beauty. It is a story of 7 evil goblins, each a different color of the rainbow, who travel through the land catching rainbows and stealing their color. ![]() The Rainbow Goblins was published in 1978 in Germany, and was translated into English in the same year by Stanley Baron. He studied painting under Professor Franz Nagel and, under the tutelage of Professor Rudolf Heinrich, received his diploma in stage and costume design. He lived in Munich for many years, studying at the Munich Academy. Ul de Rico was born in 1944 in Udine, Italy. (1996) He was also a major artistic contributor to the children's fantasy film The NeverEnding Story (1984), based on the book of the same name by Michael Ende. ![]() Count Ul de Rico, AKA Ulderico Conte Gropplero di Troppenburg (born 1944), is an Italian-born artist and author of illustrated children's books, most notably The Rainbow Goblins (1978) and its sequel The White Goblin. ![]()
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