The Colors Of Us
By Karen Kate
Illustrations
by: Karen Katz
Hardcover 32 Pages
From School Library Journal-
Len's mother is an artist, so she knows whereof she speaks when she insists that
there are many different shades of brown. The two take a walk through their neighborhood
by way of illustration, and the friends and relatives they meet along the way aptly
reinforce Mom's contention. Their skin colors are compared to honey, peanut butter, pizza
crust, ginger, peaches, chocolate, and more, conjuring up delicious and beautiful
comparisons for every tint. Kate's pencil-and-gouache pictures joyously convey the range
of human pigmentation. Positive and useful.
From Kirkus Reviews-
Bold illustrations celebrate diversity with a childs open-hearted sensibility
and a mothers love.
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