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Katz, Karen

The Colors of Us

28 pp. | Holt | September, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-5864-8 $$15.95
(3) K-3 After seven-year-old Lena claims that "brown is brown," her mother, an artist, walks her around their diverse neighborhood to show her that brown skin, like Lena's own, comes in many shades. That afternoon, Lena paints her neighbors' portraits using "delicious" brown hues like cinnamon, chocolate, and honey. Mixed-media illustrations of these jazzy urbanites joyfully bring the message home.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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