Book cover of Different Differenter: An Activity Book About Skin Color

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Different Differenter is a beautifully-illustrated, full-color, activity book for children that thoughtfully addresses everyday skin color consciousness (and bias) in a way that's easy to understand.

Children's rich observations and questions about color, caste, race elicit accurate yet straightforward responses. Jyoti's art-and-craft-based book takes you on a playful and creative…

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1 author picked Different Differenter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love this book because it is an activity book about skin color.

It helps children think about color and race in a thoughtful yet simple way to better understand the subject. I also like how it acknowledges families and ethnicities and how, even in one family, skin colors can be different.

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