Brown: The Many Shades of Love

We talked to author Nancy Johnson James and illustrator Constance Moore about their forthcoming book, diversity, and the importance of language and literature in shifting the racial narrative.

In easy-to-read rhymes, this #OwnVoices debut shares a palette of browns that a child sees in his relatives. Describing the varied skin tones of his immediate and extended family, the narrator speaks in an appreciative, age-appropriate tone