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2) Skin again
Author
Language
English
Description
The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much--what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other...
3) Brown
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this loving ode to the color brown, a boy describes the many beautiful hues of his family.
4) Shine bright
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When her confidence is shaken by peers who say they are scared of her because she's 'too dark,' Imani turns to her sister for a loving reminder that she's smart, hope, brave, beautiful, strong, and just enough. After embracing what makes her truly special, Imani learns to be fearless!"--
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too - splendid skin for me, splendid skin for you! A delightfully rhythmical read-aloud text is paired with bright, bustling art from the award-winning Lauren Tobia, illustrator of Anna Hibiscus, in this joyful exploration of the new skin of babyhood. A wonderful gift book for new mums and toddlers, all children can see themselves, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Amitra and Kiki get dressed for their siblings' weddings while enduring family nitpicks about lightening cream, sun rays, and the skin-darkening effects of the color yellow. Luckily, Amitra's mother has a lesson or two to teach about that! With the support and empowerment of their moms, the sunflower sisters are two strong, confident South Asian and Nigerian girls finding joy in their own skin"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art"--Back cover.
17) Skin
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Sep stares into the bathroom mirror on the first day of school. It's not some weird lipstick, she didn't bump her lips or chew on ice. Her lips are just--white. In a panic, she digs up an old lipstick and smears it on her colorless lips. But soon, more and more white spots begin to bloom, spreading their chalky tendrils across her olive brown skin. Does she have a disease? Is she turning into some kind of freak? As the white blotches...
18) Brown sugar babe
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Brown is .... When a little girl has doubts about the color of her skin, her mother shows her all the wonderful, beautiful things brown can be!" --from dust cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
3a. edicion.
Language
Español
Description
"Vega y sus lapices de colores eran inseparables. Juntos creaban los dibujos mas impresionantes que luego colgaban en el mejor museo del mundo: la nevera de casa. Sus pinturas contenian todos los colores que os podais imaginar: rojo, amarillo, azul, dorado... En el colegio, Vega estaba sumergida en una de sus nuevas creaciones cuando su amigo Alex se acerco a ella y, mirando la caja de colores que tenia Vega, le pregunto: Me dejas el color carne?...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A colorful exploration of diversity for toddlers. Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond--people come in lots of shades. Even in the same family there are differences. With vibrant photographs of children and a short but astute text, this charming book will inspire young readers to take notice--and look beyond the obvious.
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