The Colors of Us

"My name is Lena and I am seven. I am the color of cinnamon. Mom says she could eat me up." Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when Lena and her mother take a walk through their neighborhood, Lena sees that there are many different shades and tones of brown. Seen from an artist's point of view, skin colors are subtle, varied--and cause for celebration! Karen Katz created this book for her daughter, Lena, whom she and her husband adopted from Guatemala six years ago.

Karen Katz has worked as a freelance illustrator and designer for over twenty years. She is the author and illustrator of Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale. Ms. Katz and her family divide their time between New York City and Woodstock, New York.

Visit Karen Katz at her website: http://www.karenkatz.com

"Bold illustrations celebrate diversity with a child’s open-hearted sensibility and a mother’s love."--Kirkus Reviews