The Colors of Us
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 different...
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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 different shades.Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780805071634 (0805071636)
ASIN: 805071636
Publish date: October 1st 2002
Publisher: Square Fish
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Cultural,
African American,
Art,
Teaching,
Parenting,
Family,
Picture Books,
Adoption,
Race,
Ethnicity
The Colors of Us offers children a perspective on how people come in many different colors and brown is not the only shade. Lena goes on a walk with her mother through her neighborhood and sees that everyone is different, but everyone is wonderful in their own way. I love this book, because it intro...
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