{"product_id":"9781250115829","title":"Honeysmoke : A Story of Finding Your Color","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHoneysmoke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Monique Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young biracial girl looks around her world for her color. She finally chooses her own, and creates a new word for herself—honeysmoke.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimone wants a color.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe asks Mama, “Am I black or white?”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Boo,” Mama says, just like mamas do, “a color is just a word.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe asks Daddy, “Am I black or white?”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Well,” Daddy says, just like daddies do, “you’re a little bit of both.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor multiracial children, and all children everywhere, this picture book offers a universal message that empowers young people to create their own self-identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimone knows her color—she is honeysmoke.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Imprint Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This \u003cb\u003ewill appeal to so many biracial kids\u003c\/b\u003e looking for a way to embrace every part of themselves.\" —NBCNews.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA terrific addition to the WeNeedDiverseBooks canon\u003c\/b\u003e, where it joins such books as Selina Alko's \u003ci\u003eI’m Your Peanut Butter Big Brother\u003c\/i\u003e and Taye Diggs' \u003ci\u003eMixed Me!\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fields’ extensive experience writing about race and identity translates with beautiful simplicity here for younger readers, and Moises paints Simone with great tenderness... \u003cb\u003eA terrific addition to the WeNeedDiverseBooks canon\u003c\/b\u003e, where it joins such books as Selina Alko's \u003ci\u003eI’m Your Peanut Butter Big Brother\u003c\/i\u003e and Taye Diggs' \u003ci\u003eMixed Me!\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My daughter, who is also multiracial, was asking about her own color word after reading the book. Monique Fields has multiracial kids herself... and this book serves as \u003cb\u003ea kid-friendly way to start that conversation.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eGeek Dad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHoneysmoke \u003c\/i\u003eis so \u003ci\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003etrue \u003c\/i\u003ethat it made me burst into tears of gratitude for what [Monique Fields] has given to us all. \u003ci\u003eHoneysmoke \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eshould be in every library and gathering place of young children\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Sena Jeter Naslund, author of \u003ci\u003eAhab's Wife, Four Spirits, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAbundance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250115829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Imprint","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40656639754446,"sku":"9781250115829","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_06ba681a-d1f7-4fd3-bde5-f24255e01b60.jpg?v=1639452195","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250115829","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}