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b>b>A lyrical story of parental love that celebrates and takes pride in the many shades of brown skin. Perfect for fans of I Am Enough, Hey Black Child, Hair Love, and Our Skin./b>/b>br>br>When you ask me why your skin is brown,br>I will tell you that you are my favorite color.br>I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago.br>Time was just waiting for you.br>;;br>So begins a mother’s celebration of her children''s brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry. With sweeping descriptions of what brown skin means--it is the brawny bear whose paws know the ground of its home, the sequoia tree that reaches up and touches the sun, the glossy shell of roasted chestnuts--this is a book that empowers as it embraces, and that reminds young readers that they have shades of color that only they can discover and express.br>;br>With beautiful, lyrical text by powerhouse poet Gillian Sze and vibrant, engaging art by illustrator Nina Mata, the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of LeBron James''s I Promise, this is more than a story of love--it is a song that rings out for brown kids everywhere.