The Colors of Us (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780805058642)

A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective.

Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades.

Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people.

Karen Katz created The Colors of Us for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago.

Author: Karen Katz
ISBN-10: 0805058648
ISBN-13: 9780805058642
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/15/1999
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 10.26h x 8.32w x 0.33d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44662 / Colors of Us


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/1999 pg. 1134
School Library Journal 09/01/1999 pg. 191
Booklist 09/15/1999 pg. 268
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2000 pg. 71
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 43 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 43 - Recommended, Satisfactory