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Title: Black Is Brown Is Tan by Arnold Adoff, Emily Arnold McCully ISBN: 0-06-443269-6 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: January, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 30 Years Later
Comment: I first read this book when the librarian at my elementary school in Worthington, Ohio had the insight to order it! I was the first student to check it out. I was in Fifth Grade at the time. I have to say that at the time, I had a friend that was black (like coffee in the pot) and I am white (with pinks and brown freckles). She lived with an all white family as a foster child. My family had real issues that the two of us were friends. Reading this book helped make things easier for me. 16 years ago, I bought this book for my bi-racial daughter, Samantha. She loved it. Now, all three of my children and many of our neighbors' children have borrowed it, read it, and live it. I can't think of any better way to breach the subject of race and to explain our differences and most importantly, our similarities. Black is Brown is Tan... for 30 years this book has helped me and my family!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Joyous Celebration of Family.....
Comment: "black is brown is tan/is girl is boy/is nose is face/is all the colors/of the race // is dark is light/singing songs/in singing night/kiss big woman hug big man/black is brown is tan // this is the way it is for us this is the way we are" Originally published in 1973, Arnold Adoff's joyous, lyrical, story-poem is as fresh and relevant today, as is was almost thirty years ago. Meet this wonderful extended family, from Momma, a "brown sugar gown/a tasty tan and coffee pumpkin pie/with dark brown eyes and almond ears", and Dad, not white like milk or snow, but "with pinks and tiny tans...brown eyes big yellow ears", and their kids, the color of both races, to golden haired aunts, tan colored uncles, granny white and grandma black "kissing both your cheeks and hugging back..." Mr Adoff's simple, rhythmic text is filled with love and pride as it celebrates his interracial family, and is complemented by award winning illustrator, Emily McCully's warm and cheerful artwork. Together word and art paints an engaging portrait of a strong, happy, loving family. Perfect for youngsters from 3 to 93, Black Is Brown Is Tan is a timeless classic, best read aloud and shared, that honors all families and the things that make them special.
Rating: 4
Summary: A definate favorite in our home...
Comment: This book (Black is Brown is Tan) has been a favorite of my daughter since she was one year. There are very few children's books that stress the positive of being a member of a bi-racial family. Black is Brown Is Tan shows the harmony and love between parents, children, and other family members. We love the fact that the extended family (the tan-skinned Uncle, Grandma White and Granny Black) are prominent figures in this book. The book highlights the differences and similarities between the races. It is a great read for all families no matter what their ethnic background. It has become the main staple in my baby shower gift baskets.
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Title: Black, White, Just Right! by Marguerite W. Davol, Irene Trivas ISBN: 0807507857 Publisher: Concept Books Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Colors of Us by Karen Katz ISBN: 0805058648 Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: We're Different, We're the Same by Bobbi Kates, Joe Mathieu ISBN: 0679832270 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 13 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $3.25 |
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Title: All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka ISBN: 0688170625 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 28 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla : Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World by Marguerite Wright ISBN: 0787952346 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 08 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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