Another great book dealing with different skin colors, The Color of Us by Karen Katz has been one of my favorite books about diversity I have read thus far. The book starts off with the main character, a young black girl, telling us how her mom is a painter and told her if she mixes all different colors (dealing with skin), she will come out with the right shade of brown for herself. The main character tells her mom that "brown is brown" and her mom goes on to show her how there is all differeny shades of brown. They go for a walk and the little girl explains how all the people she sees are different colors-comparing them to colors of certain foods.
What really caught my attention first is how colorful, bright, and inviting the the cover was. I know you're not supossed to judge a book by its cover, but I couldn't help to pick up the book and sift through the pages. The illustrations are sort of in this futuristic looking. I think this is a great book to introduce to lower-elementary students when discussing race and how everyone looks different and we should celebrate that.
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