It's What's On The Inside

3/21/15

It's What's On The Inside
Anthony J. Harris
34 pages

Summary: Direct from the back of the book

Ashley comes home from school feeling very sad and is ready to change who she is after on of her friends from school tells her that he doesn't like the color of her skin. With a lot of love and words of support, Daddy helps her embrace the skin she's in.

Review:
This book was beautiful. A little girl of about four is feeling sad about her skin color. Everyone has felt that self-hate every once in a while. This author, who my mother personally knows, beautifully brought up why you should love the skin you are in. The book as a whole is very cute with the pictures. My favorite scene is at the end, when Ashley picks up her black dolls and talks to them. She says, "You are very pretty, and your skin is pretty just like mine. And I also love you because you are pretty on the inside, just like me." That is very powerful.  I think many people should read this book, though I am not sure exactly where you can buy it from.



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