I Color Myself Different
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick.
When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole world and worldview, providing a valuable lesson on embracing and celebrating his Black identity through the power of radical self-love and knowing your inherent worth.
I Color Myself Differentis a joyful ode to Black and Brown lives based on real events in young Colin's life that is perfect for every reader's bookshelf. It's a story of self-discovery, staying true to one's self, and advocating for change... even when you're very little!
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publication date
- April 5, 2022
- ISBN
- 9781338789621
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Age range
- 04–08
- Grade range
- P–3
- BISAC
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Social Topics, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Diversity & Multicultural, African American & Black, General
- Themes
- Self-Esteem, Multicultural, African American
- Related subjects
- Kaepernick, Colin, African American children, Racially mixed children, Human skin color, Identity (Psychology) in children, Self-esteem in children, Racially mixed people, Identity, Self-esteem, Picture books