Storybook: Comfortable in One's Own Skin
Eva Pasco
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comfortable in One’s Own Skin
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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Author/poet Anna Casamento Arrigo’s rhyming storybook told from an African-American girl’s point of view, and vividly illustrated by Jryona, is an uplifting story embracing cultural diversity.
When children and adults are comfortable in their own skin, it promotes self-esteem.
The little girl’s rhyming narrative radiates positivity as she enjoys her favorite pastimes of singing, dancing, and drawing. She appreciates each of her friends whose skin colors are different because everyone is unique and beautiful in their own way.
‘My Mocha Skin’ is a heartwarming storybook for exposing children to cultural diversity and instilling self-pride.
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You reminded me of the time I stopped in the bookstore at Atlanta University Center in 1979 to see if I could find a birthday card. All of the cards there showed black people. It was a whole black community on the west side of Atlanta that had been there since the 1870s, well educated by four universities and a graduate school where I worked, Atlanta University. While there, MLK I came in with MLK III, a freshman buying his books for his first year in college. When his grandfather said, "charge it," there was a commotion that ensued. The embarrassed young man urged his grandfather to leave with him in their car at the curb. I don't know if he got his books or not, but the old man was fond of charging things he never paid for.
Ron