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Highlights
- Thinking she doesn't belong in a brightly colored world, a gray caterpillar goes on a mind-opening journey that gives her life meaning.On her way to see her parents, she passes through various places: The Land of Yellow and Blue, The Land of Red and Yellow, and The Land of Red and Blue.
- 5-12 Years
- 11.0" x 8.5" Hardcover
- 60 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
Description
About the Book
Using basic chemistry concepts, primary colors, and simple geometric shapes, Hues and Harmony - How the Rainbow Butterfly Got Her Colors deals with mixed, multiracial children/people, self-acceptance, and, ultimately, love.
Book Synopsis
Thinking she doesn't belong in a brightly colored world, a gray caterpillar goes on a mind-opening journey that gives her life meaning.
On her way to see her parents, she passes through various places: The Land of Yellow and Blue, The Land of Red and Yellow, and The Land of Red and Blue. At each place, she finds that although the people all look different, they still live in peace because they respect each other. When she reaches The Land of Black and White where her parents live, she finally comes to understand that she belongs in her color-filled world just as much as everyone else.
The gray caterpillar then becomes a beautiful rainbow-colored butterfly, destined to spread the word about self-acceptance, empowerment, belonging, and love: "Are you green, orange, purple, or gray? Don't be sad; you're okay."
Entertaining while also teaching, Hues and Harmony uses lyrical text and beautiful images to re-imagine the world and its different peoples as it simultaneously highlights commonalities in a fun and relatable way. It is a must read for anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, for those who want to help them, and for those who don't understand how "outsiders" feel.
Review Quotes
"I appreciate Marissa's lyrical passages with rhyming phrases which I can almost hear as a rap or a song. She has touched on so many important nuggets of wisdom here that all children everywhere will benefit from. And not only children-their grown-up siblings, parents and grandparents can also gain insights and important life reminders." -Tish McFadden, author of Song of the Redwing: Voice of the Wetlands
"Green, orange, purple, and gray. Trust Marissa Bañez to weave an enchanting, meaningful, and beautifully-illustrated story about different-looking people from different-colored places to show how these glorious colors come to be in her latest book, Hues and Harmony - How the Rainbow Butterfly Got Her Colors." -Cristina Pastor, Editor-Publisher of The FilAm newspaper and Co-Host of Makilala TV
"A touching story about a signing caterpillar's journey to discover she is not alone. Her songs bring joy to all who meet her. She finds she does belong and transforms into a bright beautiful butterfly!" -Chari Smith, author of The Piano