Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 370L (What's this?)
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Square Fish; Reprint edition (October 1, 2002)
Language: English
Dimensions: 211 x 257 x 8mm
A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artists perspective.

Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades.

Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people.