The Colors of Us
The Colors of Us
by Karen Katz
Ages 3–6
Lena wants to paint herself brown and learns from her mother that brown comes in many shades, from cinnamon to chocolate. A celebration of skin colour.
- Author
- Karen Katz
- Age
- Ages 3–6
- Type
- Diversity, Skin Colour, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Readers rate it
- 4.34 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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