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. Monique Fields is an award-winning journalist. Her essays about race and identity have appeared on air, in print, and online, including NPR’s All Things Considered, Ebony magazine, and TheRoot.com. She is the founder and editor of Honeysmoke.com, a site for parents raising multiracial children, and she is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Monique lives in Alabama with her husband and their two daughters. She is the author of Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color.Yesenia Moises is an Afro-Latina illustrator and designer with a specialty in product design. Her work proudly portrays people of diverse backgrounds playing leading roles in fantasy adventures that are brimming with color. Yesenia is the author-illustrator of Stella’s Stellar Hair and the illustrator of Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color. Publisher: Imprint; Illustrated edition (January 8, 2019) Language: English Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN-10: 1250115825 ISBN-13: 9781250115829 Reading age: 3 - 6 years Grade level: Preschool - 1 Item Weight: 15 ounces Dimensions: 11.34 x 0.39 x 8.84 inches
