Ayesha's Rainbow is a 2006 children's novel written by Rabina Khan about a young Bangladeshi girl who befriends an elderly white neighbour despite escalating racism around them.

In the Ali family there is Yusuf, the oldest son, on his way to being a doctor, Hamzra, who plans to make a lot of money from the stock exchange when he starts work, and Shazia, Ayesha's combative older sister.

[2] The story is partly autobiographical, based on Khan's own experiences growing up in Britain in the 1980s and 1990s[3] and as a Community Safety Officer in East London's Isle of Dogs, during a time when racist right wing candidate, Derek Beackon, was elected as a councillor in September 1993.

[5] It was later launched by Fore-Word Press at Borders in Oxford Street, London in an event hosted by broadcast journalist Rageh Omaar on 15 September 2006.

"[5] Kevin Patrick Mahoney of Authortrek rated it 6/10 and said, "...if you're looking for an upfront and forthright companion to Brick Lane, then you cannot go far wrong by reading Rainbow Hands.