Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me! [Paperback]

Carolyn Forche (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A young girl talks about the many things God created--and their colors. Each section ends with the affirmation "And God made me a beautiful brown!" This book is designed to help African American children develop a healthy racial self-esteem as they face situations where people reject them because of their skin color.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Writing for her "Ethiopian princess"/ granddaughter, Forche has produced a book that speaks to the needs of all children to feel acceptance and pride in who and how they are. Using the book of Genesis (with biblical references cited on each page), she stresses the variety in all creation. Of obvious interest to African American children ("God made me a beautiful brown" is a leitmotif), the book so employs the rainbow theme that it can speak to every child. Unfortunately, Cox's large watercolor-and-ink illustrations, while workmanlike, are not up to the job at hand. Likewise, Forche's vacillation between rhyming quatrains and free verse is jarring when read aloud; but even given these caveats, the spirit of this book is beyond reproach and its message desperately needed. Ages 3-9.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Abingdon Press; 1 edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0687006503
• ISBN-13: 978-0687006502
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #556,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most perfect book in my child's library, August 30, 2000

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This review is from: Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me! (Paperback)

As a parent in a transracial adoption, I am continually frustrated by the anorexic selection of role models for my African-American child in children's literature. I try to surround my child with deafening messages of self-love and self-worth and celebrate the beautiful brown hue! This book takes passages of the bible and translates it into self-empowering beliefs for a child of any color. The illustrations are warm and well-done, the text is simple, but poetic. The book itself is sturdy and can take a beating. I adore this book. It cost a little more than most other children's books, but it's well worth it!

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Black Children, April 14, 2000

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Nysheka S. Barry - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me! (Paperback)

As I read COLORS COME FROM GOD JUST LIKE ME I wished that I had a book like this growing up. Many Black Children are exposed daily to sterotypes and negative images (from society and the media) regarding their veil (skin tone) and because of this they begin to view their veil as inferior. This book focuses on the many WONDERFUL colors God gave the world including the MANY skin tones that Blacks posess. As I read this story to my daughter I hope she recieves the same message I obtained, my physical attributes are not inferior, I am beautiful because God created me.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Colors, August 5, 2001

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Gayle Jackson Sloan "Author" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me! (Paperback)

I bought this book for my two youngest grandchildren who are 2 and 4. My daughter said that they loved it. There is so much out there to destroy a child's self-esteem, that it is nice to find a book that will affirm it for them. I hope they get years of enjoyment from this book.