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Skin again  Cover Image Book Book

Skin again / written by Bell Hooks ; illustrated by Chris Raschka.

hooks, bell, 1952-2021 (Author). Raschka, Christopher. (Added Author).

Summary:

Describes how skin is just a covering that can't tell the story of who a person is.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316412937 (bo.)
  • ISBN: 9780316412933 (bo.)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
  • Edition: First board book edition.
  • Publisher: New York : LB Kids, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Cover title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 11.99
Subject: Human skin color > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch BB Hooks 31681020188777 BOARDBOOK Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Affirms identity as involving outward appearance, while emphasizing that to really know a person means to get to what is inside them.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Celebrating who we are on the inside, this powerful and timely board book encourages readers to look beyond skin, going straight to the heart. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations.
  • Grand Central Pub
    From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers—in board book edition.

    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 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.

    Don’t miss these other books by bell hooks and Chris Raschka!
    Be Boy Buzz
    Happy to Be Nappy
    Grump Groan Growl

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