"Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration - a bookwrap

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

Authored by Samara Cole Doyon

Illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

* Ages:  6-11
* Grades:  1-6
* Publisher:  Tilbury House Publishers
* Pub. Date:  January 10, 2020
* Length:  32 pages
* Language:  English

Unwrapping Some Exquisite Illustrations for You to Enjoy

  The Book

This book is a verbal and visual celebration of being comfortable in the gorgeous skin that you are in.  The lyrical poetic language is inspiring and heartwarming making it a perfect story to share one-on-one.    

 Little girls express the different shades of brown that they witness around them in the world.  They compare the tones they find to different physical and personality attributes that they possess.  They use terms such as:  deep secret brown... like my eyes, feathery brown...like my lashes, amber brown...like my hair, radiant brown.. like my skin, smooth, creamy brown...like my laughter, and thundering brown... like my power, just to name a few.  The girls know deep down in their hearts that they are beautiful both inside and out making each glow with pride and happiness because of that unconditional truth. 

The author has included a diverse cast of characters representing different ethnic cultures and also those with disabilities.  The illustrations are gorgeous. They are full of rich details that are  portrayed in soft, warm, autumn colours ... a perfect pallet  to impact the reader visually and invite them into the coziness of the story.  The text will influence both young and old alike as it is shared together.  This "celebration-of-life" book should be in every elementary school library and would be perfect to give as a gift.  I highly recommend this book. 

Storywraps Rating - 5 +++ HUGS!!!!!

Meet the Author

Samara Cole Doyon is both a second-generation Haitian American and a deeply rooted Mainer, with half of the roots of her family tree reaching generations deep into the soil of the Pine Tree State. She is a freelance writer, teacher, wife, and mother. She has been a regular contributor at Black Girl In Maine Media and has been featured in the "Deep Water" poetry column of the Portland Press Herald.

About the Illustrator

Kaylani Juanita's mission as an artist is to support the stories of the underrepresented and create new ways for people to imagine themselves. Her work has appeared at the Society of Illustrators and the BBC website, and she is the illustrator of the picture books Ta-Da! and winner of the ALA Stonewall Book Award for When Aidan Became a Brother . She lives in the Bay Area in California. Look for her online at kaylanijuanita.com and @kaylanijuanita on Twitter and Instagram.

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