Happy in Our Skin
Fran Manushkin
(Author)
Lauren Tobia
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
"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.
Product Details
Price
$7.99
$7.43
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publish Date
March 06, 2018
Pages
32
Dimensions
8.8 X 9.6 X 0.1 inches | 0.32 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780763699727
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About the Author
Fran Manushkin is the author of more than fifty books for children, including the Katie Woo series and Baby, Come Out!, illustrated by Ronald Himler and translated into eight languages. She lives in New York City. Lauren Tobia is the illustrator of several books for children, including the Anna Hibiscus books, written by Atinuke, and Baby's Got the Blues by Carol Diggory Shields. She lives in a tiny house in Bristol, England.
Reviews
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
--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
