Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Children’s picture books

WHAT DOES BROWN MEAN TO YOU?

Ron Grady

This joyously affirming picture book follows a young boy throughout his day as he plays, paints, and bakes, making positive associations with the color of his skin.

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.

In tender, lyrical text and warmly exuberant illustrations, What Does Brown Mean to You? celebrates all the brilliant and beautiful shades of brown, encouraging children to explore and see the beauty of their skin reflected in their families, communities, and the world around them.

Ron Grady is a preschool educator and researcher. His website, Childology.co, hosts his blog and illustrated resources for educators, parents and caregivers.

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Book Published 2023-01-03 by Nancy Paulsen Books

Comments

EBONY MAGAZINE interviewed author Ron Grady, where he offered tips from his experience as an early childhood educator to help children love their brown skin. Read more...

Ron Grady wrote a piece for BRIGHTLY on how "How To Talk to Young Children About Skin Color." Read more...

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... what sets his book apart is his perspective as a teacher at a nature preschool; his main character is a preschooler exploring his world with curiosity, energy, and joy, which this age group has in droves. The illustrations capture each moment vibrantly... a welcome addition to all collections promoting positive skin tone discussions and leading to personal explorations of the title's question. Provocative and generous.

[U]pbeat, encouraging... An affirming celebration of being brown.

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... Images of making, sharing, and gratitude prove emblematic of the word, as the narrator paints, cooks, and dines with family... It's a simple, positive picture book affirmation that celebrates brown across ages, stages, and shades.