COLORS! COLORES! NA KALA!

Join us Tuesday for a colorful storytime on Facebook Live (video will be available to access afterwards as well). We will be sharing two wonderful books about the colors of the world and the things and people in it.

"All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Got Our Skin Color (Todos los colores de nuestra piel: La historia de por que tenemos differentes colores de piel)" by Kate Kissinger with photographs by Chris Bohnhoff.

Celebrate the essence of one way we are all special and different from one another—our skin color! This bilingual (English/Spanish) book offers children a simple, scientifically accurate explanation about how our skin color is determined by our ancestors, the sun, and melanin. It’s also filled with colorful photographs that capture the beautiful variety of skin tones. Reading this book frees children from the myths and stereotypes associated with skin color and helps them build positive identities as they accept, understand, and value our rich and diverse world. Unique activity ideas are included to help you extend the conversation with children. (from Amazon.com)

"Colors of Aloha" by Kanoa Kau-Arteaga, illustrated by J. R. Keaolani Bogac-Moore. Published by Flamingo Rampant press.

The world is bursting full of beautiful colors, from the blue of the fish to the green of the leaves! Even more wondrous are the many names different people of the world have for them. Join these Hawai’ian kids, their older brother, and his boyfriend as the adventure around their island to learn their colors - and a little about love along the way.