Beautiful You, Beautiful Me

"A simple story exploring the feelings of a mixed heritage child who begins to notice the physical differences between her mother's features and her own. One day, Izzy notices that her skin looks different from her mama's. "Mama," exclaims Izzy. "We don't match! You're sand, and I'm chocolate." Then Izzy realizes that her hair has big swirls and curls that jump out from her braids, while her mama's hair is smooth and straight with a braid that hangs right down the middle of her back. At first, Izzy is sad that she looks so different from her mama. She only sees the beauty in her mother's features, and not in her own. But using a gentle refrain, her mama lovingly tells her You're part of me, and I'm part of you. I'm beautiful like me, and you're beautiful like you. And with time and encouragement, Izzy comes to realize that beauty and belonging come in all shapes and sizes."--

About the author

TASHA SPILLETT is an Inninewak (Cree) and Trinidadian award-winning poet and author who is also working on her doctoral degree in Indigenous land-based education. She makes her home in Treaty 1 territory, Manitoba, where she raises her daughter, Isabella, with her husband. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling picture book I Sang You Down from the Stars and the award-winning Surviving the City graphic novel series.

Product details

• Authors: Tasha Spillett-Sumner, Tasha Spillett
• Assisted by: Salini Perera (Illustration)
• Publisher: Owlkids
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.10.2022
• Subject: Children's and young people's books
• EAN: 9781771474528
• ISBN: 978-1-77147-452-8
• Pages: 32
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Dimensions (packing): 22.2 x 29.2 x 1.2 cm
• Weight (packing): 430 g
• Subjects: Children's Books / Ages 4-8 Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Body, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, empfohlenes Alter: ab ca. 3 Jahre, Kinder/Jugendliche: persönliche oder soziale Themen: Multikulturalismus, Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Familien und Familienmitglieder