Many people are familiar with the author/illustrator Karen Katz, perhaps best known for her board books such as Where Is Baby's Belly Button?. We've enjoyed several of Katz's books, but The Colors of Us truly stands out. The book is based on Katz and her daughter (adopted from Guatemala) and their observations of the various colors of their friends and acquaintences in their neighborhood.
Instead of just commenting on the various shades generically, they use various foods, spices, and things found in nature to describe the colors, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and caramel. I loved that this was addressed in such a positive and appreciative manner. In the end, Lena learns out how to mix paint to create all the shades in order to make paintings of all the people they saw.
Somewhat to my surprise, my daughter wanted to read this book over and over again and was very disappointed when it returned to the library.
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