The Color Of Us

Name: The Color Of Us
Price: 8.09 USD
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ISBN: 9780805071634

By: Karen Katz

Owlet Paperbacks / 2002 / Paperback

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Title: The Color Of Us
By: Karen Katz
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: Owlet Paperbacks
Publication Date: 2002

Dimensions: 10 X 8 (inches)
Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 0805071636
ISBN-13: 9780805071634
Ages: 4-8
Stock No: WW71638

Publisher's Description

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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.

Author Bio

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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.