Happy in Our Skin
“Look at you! You look so cute in your brand-new birthday suit. This is how we all begin: small and happy in our skin.” And skin, whatever beautiful color it comes in “keeps the outsides out and your insides in … When you fall, your skin will heal with a scab, a perfect seal.” A simple, rhyming text affirms both universality and uniqueness within the human family when it comes to skin: how it looks, what it does. The joyful narrative’s message is amplified by illustrations focusing on a mixed race family as part of a diverse-in-every-way, vibrant community. The light-skinned parent in the family is a woman; the Black parent’s gender is open to interpretation. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Lauren Tobia
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 1-4
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Affirmation
City Life
Difference/Individuality
Families
Multiracial Characters/Families
Stories in Rhyme
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Christian
LGBTQ Family
Publisher:
Candlewick
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9780763670023
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Manushkin