Brown Girl, Brown Girl

PreS-Gr 3–Honoré and Cabrera’s book in verse is a beautiful testament to how amazing brown girls are and how there is no limit to their capabilities. “Brown girl, brown girl, what did you feel?/ That I have the power to make my dreams real.” Specific imagery makes clear that brown girls live in a world where people see their skin color before anything else. It might take a fight to bring their dreams to fruition, but they have what it takes to work hard despite the obstacles. “Brown girl, brown girl, what do you see?/ A world full of girls with brown skin like me.” It’s a beautiful thing for brown girls to step into a room and see faces that look like them, and to find, in these pages, notable women in history who also look like them. It’s sweetly empowering; readers will come away with the feeling that brown girls around the world will one day become just as inspiring as the women they look up to and admire. In simple lines, there is a compelling message of encouragement; repetition solidifies the message. The ­gorgeous acrylic illustrations depict brown girls of varying shades, hair textures, and backgrounds.