Black, White, Just Right!
This simple story celebrates how the differences between one mother and father blend to make the perfect combination in their daughter.
As this little family moves through the world, the girl notes some of the ways that her parents are different from each other, and how she is different from both of them. With each difference she lists, she highlights the ways that their individual characteristics join together to make her family. The fact that her mother is African American and her father is white is just one of the many interesting things that make this little girl and her family "just right.""The narrator enumerates qualities inherited from her parents--a face that's 'a little dark, a little light, ' somewhere between Mama's 'chestnut brown' and Papa's fair skin; hair that's 'halfway in-between' blond and black...Trivas's freely rendered art portraying this happy family of three is upbeat and attractive. A photo of the author with her 'just-right' grandchildren (also evidently from an interracial family) is included."--Kirkus Reviews
"The book's upbeat tone is welcoming and refreshing. By moving beyond physical differences, Davol successfully shows how families are composed of distinct individuals whose love is the key to securing a child's sense of self."--Publishers Weekly
"Biracial readers may identify with the specific examples given, while all young children can relate to inheriting characteristics from their parents. The text varies from prose to a rhyme that can be followed; throughout both, the refrain 'just right' consistently rings."--The Horn Book Guide
