The Colors of Us - Softcover

Katz, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805071636 ISBN 13: 9780805071634

Publisher: Square Fish, 2002

Synopsis

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 this book for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago.

About this title

Review:

"Bold illustrations celebrate diversity with a child's open-hearted sensibility and a mother's love." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Karen Katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including Can You Say Peace, My First Ramadan, Counting Kisses and Where is Baby's Belly Button. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, Over the Moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from Guatemala, and she wanted to tell the story of welcoming Lena into their lives. Katz loves to paint and experiment with texture, color, collage and pattern. Besides an author and illustrator, she has been a costume designer, quilt maker, fabric artist and graphic designer. Katz and her family divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0805071636
• ISBN 13: 9780805071634
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Katz Karen