Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color

Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your ColorA young biracial girl looks around her world for her color. She finally chooses her own, and creates a new word for herself honeysmoke. Simone wants a color. She asks Mama, "Am I black or white?" "Boo," Mama says, just like mamas do, "a color is just a word." She asks Daddy, "Am I black or white?" "Well," Daddy says, just like daddies do, "you're a little bit of both." For multiracial children, and all children everywhere, this picture book offers a

A young biracial girl looks around her world for her color. She finally chooses her own, and creates a new word for herself--honeysmoke.

Simone wants a color.

She asks Mama, "Am I black or white?"

"Boo," Mama says, just like mamas do, "a color is just a word."

She asks Daddy, "Am I black or white?"

"Well," Daddy says, just like daddies do, "you're a little bit of both."

For multiracial children, and all children everywhere, this picture book offers a universal message that empowers young people to create their own self-identity.

Simone knows her color--she is honeysmoke.

An Imprint Book

This will appeal to so many biracial kids looking for a way to embrace every part of themselves. --NBCNews.com

A terrific addition to the WeNeedDiverseBooks canon, where it joins such books as Selina Alko's I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother and Taye Diggs' Mixed Me . --Booklist

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Imprint
Published: 01/08/2019
ISBN: 9781250115829
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.20w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2018
Booklist 12/15/2018 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw