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I am brown

Title:

I am brown

Author:

Banker, Ashok, author.

Prabhat, Sandhya, illustrator.

Summary:

"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." -- Amazon.com

General Note:

"First published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by Lantana Publishing Ltd., London."

Edition:

American edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Human skin color -- Juvenile fiction.

Children -- Juvenile fiction.

Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Prabhat, Sandhya,

Publisher:

Lantana Publishing Ltd., UK,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9781911373940

Publication Information:

London, United Kingdom : Lantana Publishing Ltd., UK, 2020.

Call Number:

P BANKER

Holds: Copies:

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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

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

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. "I am brown/ I am beautiful/ I am perfect," Banker writes in his picture book debut. The figures portrayed--in many modes of dress, including a business suit, a saree, and a salwar and a kameez--know that they exemplify love and friendship, can become anything (play vignettes include doctor, electrician, and prime minister), and do anything ("I design rocket ships" captions two kids flying paper airplanes). Of special interest are spreads that show the diversity of the figures' experiences through food eaten, activities enjoyed, and homes lived in. In one, children gather around a globe, pointing out continents where "I come from"; another shows languages "I speak" (among them Arabic, French, Tamil, and Urdu); and another states places where "I pray" ("nowhere" is among the possibilities). Readers will take heart at the high spirits and unalloyed happiness that Prabhat (Ignore the Trolls) instills in her characters, almost all of whom are smiling or laughing. Ages 5--8. (Mar.)