{"product_id":"you-are-my-favorite-color","title":"You Are My Favorite Color","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lyrical story of parental love that celebrates and takes pride in the many shades of brown skin. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eI Am Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHey Black Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHair Love, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOur Skin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen you ask me why your skin is brown, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will tell you that you are my favorite color.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will say that your skin was decided long, long ago.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime was just waiting for you.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry. With sweeping descriptions of what brown skin means--it is the brawny bear whose paws know the ground of its home, the sequoia tree that reaches up and touches the sun, the glossy shell of roasted chestnuts--this is a book that empowers as it embraces, and that reminds young readers that they have shades of color that only they can discover and express. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith beautiful, lyrical text by powerhouse poet Gillian Sze and vibrant, engaging art by illustrator Nina Mata, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator of LeBron James's \u003ci\u003eI Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, this is more than a story of love--it is a song that rings out for brown kids everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eYou Are My Favorite Color\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a sweet, languorous celebration of brown skin in all its infinite shades and of multiracial, multifaceted families. Lovely.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philomel Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48829278814413,"sku":"9780593203101","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_19135a4d-3868-416f-b568-fcdca8c8f640.jpg?v=1790202717","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/you-are-my-favorite-color","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}