Brown Is Warm, Black Is Bright

Contributors

By Sarah L. Thomson

Illustrated by Keith Mallett

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Aug 30, 2022
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316424196

Price

$18.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD

A long overdue book that lyrically celebrates and teaches positive associations with two of the most important colors on Earth, black and brown.
 

Have you ever paused to savor the power and beauty of brown and black? Brown is strong as a tree and sweet as honey in tea; black is the hopeful promise of a seed and the grace of a bird in flight… and the quiet space where dreams begin.

In this groundbreaking picture book, poetic text and lush imagery celebrates two essential colors that capture all the richness and depth life, love, and the natural world have to offer.

  • “The verses are beautifully written…. [the] illustrations [are] soft, rich, and warm, evoking feelings of safety and calm…. Celebrates the everyday joy of Black children and their families.”
    Kirkus
  • “The book makes for a beautiful read-aloud…. File this under Black joy, ­childhood, autumn reveries, or pair with other celebrations of Black strength and beauty, such as Tami Charles’s All Because You ­Matter and Useni Eugene Perkins’s Hey Black Child.”
    School Library Journal

Sarah L. Thomson

About the Author

Sarah L. Thomson has written over thirty books for young readers, including poetry, prose, fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Portland, Maine.

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