By: Karen Katz
Age: 4-8
The Color of Us is a book multicultural book about a girl named Lena. Lena talks about the people in her life and the color skin that they have. She does not assign colors like black or white but rather cinnamon, honey, leaves in fall, and more. Lena discusses how each person is different and special.
Theme: Multiculturalism is an important aspect of this book in the sense that it teaches children that there is no such thing as just black and white.
About the Author:
Karen Katz is a true artist at heart. She has worked designing costumes, doing graphic design, been a fabric artist, and has been a quilt maker. She believes that these careers have helped her in becoming a children's book author and illustrator. Ultimately, her inspiration for writing children's book was her daughter, who she adopted from Guatemala.
Pre-Reading Activities:
Have children look at their skin color then tell them to look at their friends. Do you and your friends have the same color skin? Have a discussion with them that nobody is the same color and we are not simply back or white. To deeper explain this to the students, show them a piece of white paper and a piece of black paper. Do you know anybody that has this color skin?
Post-Reading Activities:
Have students decide what color they are and what some things are that may match their skin color. Then, gather paint or multicultural markers/paper and have students create a self-portrait to display within the classroom.
Have students decide what color they are and what some things are that may match their skin color. Then, gather paint or multicultural markers/paper and have students create a self-portrait to display within the classroom.
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