Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children – Sandra L. Pinkney, photographs by Myles C. PinkneyScholastic, Inc.
ISBN: 0-439-14892-8
My rating: 4 out of 5
This book presents a simple concept to readers – “I am Black, I am Unique.” This book shows it’s readers that being different is OK and is nothing to be ashamed of. It has a good message and words that go along with the pictures are just as good.
What really drew me to this book was the pictures. All of these pictures are very well done and the composition of them all is excellent. I liked how the photographer created unity in the composition by repeating various colors and tones throughout each picture.
This would be a great book to refer to if a child is having self-esteem issues regarding what he or she looks like. Being different is nothing to be ashamed of, and “Shades of Black” is a good book to use to convey that message.
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