From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readersin board book edition.The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide.Race matters, but what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free.This award-winning book celebrates all that makes us unique and different and offers a strong, timely and timeless message of loving yourself and others.Dont miss these other books by bell hooks and Chris Raschka!Be Boy BuzzHappy to Be NappyGrump Groan Growl

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest for readers up to 3 years.

There are 26 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by Little, Brown & Company .

Chris Raschka is a writer-illustrator of over sixty books for children. Among them are Charlie Parker