"A cheeky meditation on the everyday miraculousness of skin. . . . It's freewheeling fun." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Is there anything more splendid than a baby's skin? Cocoa-brown, cinnamon, peaches and cream. As children grow, their clever skin does, too, enjoying hugs and tickles, protecting them inside and out, and making them one of a kind. Fran Manushkin's rollicking text and Lauren Tobia's delicious illustrations paint a breezy and irresistible picture of the human family -- and how wonderful it is to be just who you are.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0763699721
Item Weight: 0.3 lbs
Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 501 to 1,000 ratings
With plenty of sentimental books about belonging available, a fun angle on the ties that bind members of the human family is welcome...Following a light-skinned mother and her three children (who share their father's brown skin), Tobia (Baby's Got the Blues) creates an expansive, multicultural cast of urbanites enjoying themselves at a park, at the public pool, and at a boisterous block party. It's freewheeling fun--a perfect book for the months when we all try to wear as little as possible. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The combination of lovingly humorous and detailed mixed-media illustrations and infectious rhymes will cause little ones and their families to pore over this book again and again. --Kirkus Reviews
Happy in Our Skin paints a picture of an ideal world that recognizes the value of diversity and shuns color blindness--a positive message for ears of every age and color. --Booklist Online
A delightful feel-good story. --School Library Journal
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