Brown
The Many Shades of Love
Will be published approx. on 15. September 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-944903-98-5 (ISBN)
Description
Celebrating all the beautiful browns in one child's colorful family Mama's brown is chocolate, clear, dark, and sweet. Daddy's brown is autumn leaf, or like a field of wheat. Granny's brown is like honey, and Papa's like caramel. In this loving and lovely ode to the color brown, a boy describes the many beautiful hues of his family, including his own-gingerbread.
Reviews / Votes
**STARRED REVIEW**"A timely book to combat stereotypes and encourage the celebration of skin colors of Black and brown people." * Kirkus * Children will love hearing familiar words such as cinnamon, chocolate, gingerbread, and copper to describe the family. As many children engage in tough discussions pertaining to racial differences in the early grades, the inviting language in this work is sure to pique the interest of young readers. * Booklist * This book provides a view of skin tone that celebrates a multitude of hues while serving as a subtle, effective refutation of the idea that being family means looking the same. * Publishers Weekly *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
colour illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-944903-98-5 (9781944903985)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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E-Book
09/2020
Abrams
€17.49
Available for download
Persons
Nancy Johnson James is a writer and educator based in Oakland, California. She has an MFA in creative writing from St. Mary's College of California. Her poetry has appeared in several print and online publications. Her desire is to create children's literature that is inspiring and liberating. Constance Moore is an artist and educator based in Oakland, California. She has an MFA in interdisciplinary art from Goddard College. She loves teaching elementary school art. She shares her students' love of color and hopes to transmit their spirit and freshness into her work.