Thursday, 5 March 2020
Out Today - "I Am Brown" by Ashok Banker and Sandya Prabhat (Lantana Publishing)
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I am Brown,
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"I Am Brown" by Ashok Banker and Sandhya Prabhat is a superb inspirational story, celebrating all the things that make us amazing, regardless of the colour of our skin.
Ashok and Sandhya have created a brilliantly positive story that's very much needed right now, as kids begin to want to see themselves in books not just as peripheral characters tacked in to tick a 'diversity' box, but front and centre, and just as capable of being the star as any other kid.
"I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect."
"I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book."
A joyful celebration of the skin you're in - of being brown, of being amazing, of being you.
Lilting and lyrical, and great fun to read aloud, with truly superb illustrations to bring the whole story to life vividly and memorably. It looks very much like Lantana are off to a great start in 2020!
Sum this book up in a sentence: A superbly written and beautifully illustrated life-affirming book for kids who feel they aren't represented enough as central characters in picture books,
"I Am Brown" by Ashok Banker and Sandhya Prabhat is out today, published by Lantana (kindly supplied for review)
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