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Highlights
- Brown-skinned children around the world laugh, love and play together in this infectiously joyful book.
- 7-8 Years
- 9.5" x 8.7" Hardcover
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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About the Book
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by Lantana Publishing Ltd., London."Book Synopsis
Brown-skinned children around the world laugh, love and play together in this infectiously joyful book.
I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in--of being brown, of being amazing, of being you.
Teach Early Years Award Finalist 2021. UKLA Book Awards Longlist 2021. Derby Children's Book Award Longlist 2021. BookTrust Best Books Guide 2020. A Guardian Children's Book of the Month
"A note-perfect hymn about acceptance, pride and belonging"--The Observer
"Upbeat and uplifting"--Kirkus Reviews
"An empowering book for all children to read and a beautiful reminder about self-love, dreaming big, culture and self-acceptance"--Here Wee Read
"Such a joyful book! A must-have for your shelf, and definitely schools and libraries"--Bookbairn
"A total joy to behold. The gorgeous illustrations and story provide a positive mantra for all children of any ethnicity and background - with the central message that you can be anything you want to be, don't hold yourself back. Highly recommended"--BookTrust
"This is not just a book about being brown. This book is fundamentally the voice of every child, and every child is amazing. Simply one of the most joyful books I have seen for a long time. I can't wait to share it in my library"--Book Monsters
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"Beginning with a child sporting exuberant puffball pigtails and broadening into a community of brown-skinned children, the figures in this joyful picture book love the skin they're in."--Publishers Weekly
-- (1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM)"Clearly intended to counter the negative messages that dark-skinned children encounter early in their lives, the book bursts with love and energy, in the images and in the words."--Booklist
-- (2/15/2020 12:00:00 AM)"The global outlook is a refreshing corrective to often confining Western understandings. . . .This message of the normalcy and joy of being brown is upbeat and uplifting."--Kirkus Reviews
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