The Rainbow Tulip is a 1999 historical fiction children's picture book by Pat Mora and illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles.

With the help of a colorful costume and a joyous dance around a maypole, Estelita learns to embrace standing out from her classmates.

[3] She is often recognized for her advocacy for bilingual literacy and often incorporates Spanish and English language into her books and poetry.

[4][circular reference] She hopes that the representation will encourage readers to feel proud of whatever combinations languages they speak and the heritage they come from.

The story is based on the experiences of Mora's mother in the first grade as an immigrant child in El Paso, Texas.