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1) 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, [this book] 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...
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"Vega y sus l̀pices de colores eran inseparables. Juntos creaban los dibujos m̀s impresionantes que luego colgaban en el mejor museo del mundo: la nevera de casa. Sus pinturas conten̕an todos los colores que os pod̀is imaginar: rojo, amarillo, azul, dorado... En el colegio, Vega estaba sumergida en una de sus nuevas creaciones cuando su amigo ℓlex se acerc̤ a ella y, mirando la caja de colores que ten̕a Vega, le pregunt̤: ¿Me dejas el color...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
Author
Publisher
DreamTitle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
I'm a pretty little black girl! introduces adorable Mia, who wakes with her hair "just-a-going every which-a-ways!" With her abundant energy and joy leading the way, readers follow Mia as she plays with her friends who are all shades, shapes and sizes. There's tall Kia, Keisha the reader, Charlotte her best friend, Dina Rose-Marie the artist, Imani the dancer, Anna who loves sports, Ruby the singer, and honey-haired Tracy. Mia finds that "Pretty"...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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
Publisher
Cuento de Luz SL
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."--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When you ask me why your skin is brown, I will tell you that you are my favorite color. I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago. Time was just waiting for you. So begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry."--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The very first Crayon Activist presents this picture book in which she spreads a message of inclusivity, empowerment and the importance of inspiring the next generation of leaders through The Peach Project and crayons"--
12) Nesting dolls
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A little girl struggling to find her place within her family is shown how special she is through a set of nesting dolls.
13) My brown skin
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomishia Booker
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A heartwarming story about embracing who you are. A child's first words of confidence and pride. You are wonderfully made. You are amazing. Your skin is the perfect shade of brown!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Beautiful colors, look up and look down, lovable babies in all shades of brown." Young children spend a day in the park, and discover the different colors of the many things there.
15) Brown boy joy
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomishia Booker
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This volume is filled with all the things little brown boys love. Featured in Netflix Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices. The books featured in the series were chosen using a social justice education framework that focused on concepts of identity, respect, justice, and action.
17) Brown sugar babe
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When a little girl has doubts about the color of her skin, her mother shows her all the wonderful, beautiful things brown can be! This message of self-love and acceptance uses rich, dreamy illustrations to celebrate the color using all the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing" --
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