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Book cover shows children of different races and genders as colourful drawings. Cover reads 'Our skin, a first conversation about race, Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli & Isabel Roxas'
Inside spread shows colourful drawings of 6 children (different races and genders) and an elephant. Pages read 'we all have skin. It comes in different colors! What color is your skin?'
Inside spread shows two colourful illustrations. On one side 3 children are inside a paddling pool, while two children stand and sit on the grass outside the pool. The children are different races & genders. The other page shows a group of people of different ages, races & genders sat around a table eating food. The words on both pages read 'our friends have different skin tones. So do the people in our families. What about in your family?'
Inside spread shows an illustration on each page. On the left a Black boy stands in a paddling pool with his eyes closed. On the right-hand page 4 sets of hands and 1 set of feet stretch into the middle (each set of limbs has a different skin colour). The pages read 'Our skin is beautiful, strong, and important just the way it is! What do you love about your skin?'
Inside spread shows colourful illustration of a white girl wearing a cape tying on a mask to a Black boy's face. He has hunched shoulders and a sad face. The words on the page read 'Racism can be on purpose, like calling a person of color a mean name because of their skin color. Racism can be by mistake, like if the same friend always has to play the bad guy.'
Inside spread show 2 illustrations, on the left a Black boy is holding a mask in his hand and frowning. In the page on the right a group of children and an adult surround the boy as he speaks. They all have sympathetic or shocked faces. The words on the page read 'Racism hurts and is always unfair! That's why it's important to talk about it and do our part to make things better.'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Book cover shows children of different races and genders as colourful drawings. Cover reads 'Our skin, a first conversation about race, Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli & Isabel Roxas'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Inside spread shows colourful drawings of 6 children (different races and genders) and an elephant. Pages read 'we all have skin. It comes in different colors! What color is your skin?'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Inside spread shows two colourful illustrations. On one side 3 children are inside a paddling pool, while two children stand and sit on the grass outside the pool. The children are different races & genders. The other page shows a group of people of different ages, races & genders sat around a table eating food. The words on both pages read 'our friends have different skin tones. So do the people in our families. What about in your family?'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Inside spread shows an illustration on each page. On the left a Black boy stands in a paddling pool with his eyes closed. On the right-hand page 4 sets of hands and 1 set of feet stretch into the middle (each set of limbs has a different skin colour). The pages read 'Our skin is beautiful, strong, and important just the way it is! What do you love about your skin?'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Inside spread shows colourful illustration of a white girl wearing a cape tying on a mask to a Black boy's face. He has hunched shoulders and a sad face. The words on the page read 'Racism can be on purpose, like calling a person of color a mean name because of their skin color. Racism can be by mistake, like if the same friend always has to play the bad guy.'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Inside spread show 2 illustrations, on the left a Black boy is holding a mask in his hand and frowning. In the page on the right a group of children and an adult surround the boy as he speaks. They all have sympathetic or shocked faces. The words on the page read 'Racism hurts and is always unfair! That's why it's important to talk about it and do our part to make things better.'

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race

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Our Skin teaches children to talk about race and racism. 

Through this book children will increase their self-esteem. They will be able to recognise and work to change unfairness, like prejudice or discrimination. 

Features:

  • Developed by experts in both early childhood and activism against injustice fields

Additional Information: 

  • Authors: Megan Madison, Isabel Roxas & Jessica Ralli
  • 36-page illustrated hardback children's book
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing
  • Publication Date: 16/03/2021
  • 191 x 171 mm