What Does Brown Mean to You?
To Benny, brown is more than just a color. Brown is his Gram’s coffee and his Gramp’s morning kiss. Brown is the wooden spoon he uses for mixing and baking. It’s the ground that grows the tomatoes he loves and it’s the log he plays on. Brown is the fuzzy blanket he takes to his room at the end of the day. Brown is him and brown is love.
“An affirming celebration of being brown.”
- Kirkus
“Rooted in appreciation of familial love, the natural world, and creativity, this rhyming day-in-the-life story of a young boy reads like a gentle embrace.”
★ “This vibrant, positive narrative follows a brown-skinned boy through his day as he celebrates the many shades of brown in his family and world. . . with curiosity, energy, and joy. . . A welcome addition to all collections promoting positive skin tone discussions and leading to personal explorations of the title’s question. Provocative and generous.”
-School Library Journal, starred review
Praise for What Does Brown Mean to You?
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Behind WDBMTY
For those wondering about the ideas and philosophies that guided me as I created What Does Brown Mean to You?
