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Honoré, Leslé

Brown Girl, Brown Girl

40 pp. | Little | November, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9780316314039 $18.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. “Brown girl, brown girl, / what did you see? // A world that sees my skin / before it sees me.” Honoré’s powerful, poetic text stands up to that world by celebrating Black and Brown girlhood and encouraging readers to fight, hope, and “speak what [is] true.” Cabrera’s painterly acrylic illustrations match the text’s pride in its subject, featuring vibrant images of girls playing, laughing, and finding strength in community. One especially arresting image is a wall mural of influential Black and Brown women, including Amanda Gorman, Toni Morrison, Kamala Harris, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. An author’s note provides context.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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