Your library needs this book. Every library needs this book.
Izzy has a warm and loving relationship with her mother. Then she starts to realize that they don't match. They have different physical attributes: different skin colours and different hair. Izzy wants to be "Mama's kind of beautiful." Each time she says something to her mother about it, her mother points out that,
"You're part of me
and I'm part of you.
I'm beautiful like me
and you're beautiful like you."
It's a gorgeous refrain that is repeated across the book.
When they take a walk outside, they see that in the animal world, babies and mothers do not look the same.
In the end when Izzy's mother notes that they have different eye colour, it's Izzy who repeats the refrain.
and I'm part of you.
I'm beautiful like me
and you're beautiful like you."
It's a gorgeous refrain that is repeated across the book.
When they take a walk outside, they see that in the animal world, babies and mothers do not look the same.
In the end when Izzy's mother notes that they have different eye colour, it's Izzy who repeats the refrain.
I love the story line here. That refrain works for all parents and children, even if they look the same. Still, it's even more profound knowing that this story of a "multiracial child navigating identity and belonging draws from author Tasha Spillett-Sumner's own experience growing up as an Afro-Indigenous girl."
Selina Perera's illustrations are full of bright colour and tenderness. You can check out more of her work here.
I couldn't help but make a connection to this book since I have multiracial grandchildren who are half Korean. In my case, my granddaughters don't really look like their father. Still the refrain works for them too. I can't wait to read this book to them. I'll let you know what they think later.
Selina Perera's illustrations are full of bright colour and tenderness. You can check out more of her work here.
I couldn't help but make a connection to this book since I have multiracial grandchildren who are half Korean. In my case, my granddaughters don't really look like their father. Still the refrain works for them too. I can't wait to read this book to them. I'll let you know what they think later.
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