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Beautiful you, beautiful me / by Tasha Spillett-Sumner ; illustrated by Salini Perera.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781771474528
  • ISBN: 1771474521
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Owlkids Books, 2022.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
3-7 years
AD520L Lexile
Decoding demand: 69 (high) Semantic demand: 58 (medium) Syntactic demand: 77 (high) Structure demand: 79 (high) Lexile
Subject: Racially mixed families > Juvenile fiction.
Self-esteem > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture books.

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Poplar Bluff - Main Library.

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Beautiful You, Beautiful Me
Beautiful You, Beautiful Me
by Spillett, Tasha; Perera, Salini (Illustrator)
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Beautiful You, Beautiful Me


A child who looks different from her mother finds beauty and belonging in this new book from the creator of New York Times bestseller I Sang You Down from the Stars Izzy's favorite place to be is in Mama's arms--skin to skin, safe and warm. One night, cuddled up on Mama's lap, Izzy notices something she's never noticed before: her skin is the color of chocolate, but Mama's skin is the color of sand. When Izzy realizes she's different from Mama in other ways, too, she feels sad and confused. She wants to be beautiful like Mama! But Mama addresses Izzy's disappointment with a gentle, loving refrain: You're part of me, and I'm part of you. I'm beautiful like me, and you're beautiful like you. Finding lessons from nature and repeating her affirming message, Mama encourages Izzy to see her own unique beauty. This story about a multiracial child navigating identity and belonging draws from author Tasha Spillett's own experience growing up as an Afro-Indigenous girl. Lyrical text and warm, lively illustrations show Izzy's journey as she learns to celebrate the differences that make her uniquely beautiful, and the connection to her mother that transcends physical traits.

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