"Light-skinned Clare Kendry married a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage after deciding to 'pass' as a white woman. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, chose to remain within the African American community, and is both allured and repelled by Clare's racial masquerade. Clare's own interest in Irene turns into a homoerotic longing for the identity she abandoned and can never regain, and forces her...

Playful monsters combine their favorite crayons--red, yellow, and blue--to create new colors, including one never before seen.

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

Papa Bear and his family watch as the little red car competes in a race against the big orange, yellow, green, and blue cars.

After a tragedy a young boy discovers a connection between music and colors that helps guide him and gives him comfort in times of darkness.

"When her confidence is shaken by peers who say they are scared of her because she's 'too dark,' Imani turns to her sister for a loving reminder that she's smart, hope, brave, beautiful, strong, and just enough. After embracing what makes her truly special, Imani learns to be fearless!"--

Illustrations and text celebrate the colors brown and black, demonstrating the many positive assocations with these two colors.

"A family of playful kittens jump, slide and splatter paint everywhere in this entertaining introduction to numbers and colors from award-winning author of Me and My Monkey, Dogs and The Mysterious Egg"--

Two girls decide that when they walk to school each day they will pick a color and make up stories about fruits that are that color, and at night they will eat the fruits they thought of that day.

Duck and Cluck learn important lessons about manners and listening when they each make their case for why a dull, drab page should be a certain color.