Orem Library

Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin.

Describes in poetic form a family with a brown-skinned mother, light-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.

"A unique, spunky, multiracial, bilingual girl plans a one-of-a-kind birthday party and hopes her abuelita (grandma) will be able to come from Peru to join the festivities. Includes an author's note and glossaries"--

A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.

When her family complains about her pet giraffe's loud snoring and sloppy kisses, Sophia finds an engineering solution.

Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.

Una bilingüe, chica multirracial valiente encuentra su propia manera de conquistar su miedo del monstruo nocturno que misteriosamente aparece en su casa. Incluye notas y glosario de autor "A spunky, bilingual, multiracial girl finds her own way to conquer her fear of the nighttime monster that mysteriously appears in her home. Includes author's note and glossary"--

Each believing that their hue is the best, the three primary colors live in separate parts of the city until Yellow and Blue meet, fall in love, and decide to mix.