From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott
Medalist Chris Raschka comes a new way to talk about race and identity
that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers.**
The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you
want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart
way wide.
Race matters, but only so much--what's most important is who we are on
the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in
each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those
treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free.
This award-winning book, celebrates all that makes us unique and
different and offers a strong, timely and timeless message of loving
yourself and others.