Book description
A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective.
Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Colors of Us as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved this book because it is for younger kids who are just noticing details and differences in their new friends and people they have in their world.
Children are often asked to make self-portraits, and this book helps children focus on who they are, what they look like, and how to best try to represent themselves.
From Shelley's list on picture books about skin color.
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