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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...
3) Passing
Author
Language
English
Description
"Nella Larsen's second novel, Passing, first published in 1929, is a fascinating exploration of race and identity set amidst the blossoming Harlem Renaissance. Irene Redfield is a Black woman living an affluent, comfortable life with her husband and children in the thriving neighborhood of Harlem in the 1920s. When she reconnects with her childhood friend Clare Kendry, who is similarly light-skinned, Irene discovers that Clare has been passing for...
4) Colors of me
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Intriguing collage illustrations frame this timeless story of a young child who questions the significance of color. Speaking in verse, the child wonders if the natural world believes any particular color to be more important than another. Does the rain think I'm a color when it falls on my head? I wonder if the clouds think I'm a color... maybe they think I'm green or blue or red. The child comes to see the importance of a world filled with and accepting...
6) Brown
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this loving ode to the color brown, a boy describes the many beautiful hues of his family.
8) Shine bright
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Language
English
Formats
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!"--
10) Dark Girls
Author
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of the New York Times bestselling I Dream a World and Crowns comes this full-color companion volume to the acclaimed NAACP Award–nominated documentary Dark Girls-an inspiring and breathtaking photo book that celebrates dark-skinned women.
Black has never been more beautiful, witnessed by this magnificent collection featuring accomplished dark skinned-women from all walks of life. In Dark Girls, celebrities such as Lupita...
12) Shades of people
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Explores the many different shades of human skin, and points out that skin is just a covering that does not reveal what someone is like inside.
13) 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...
16) Nesting dolls
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
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.
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