Honeysmoke: a story of finding your color - Monique Fields

A young biracial girl searches for the perfect color word to describe herself in this picture book with a universal theme of self-identity.

Full color.

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.