VERDICT While the text has a slightly purposeful feel, and the poetry a few stumbles, the gorgeous, intensely colored art, and important content raise this title up.-Amy Lilien-Harper (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. The arresting, eye-catching art seems to almost lift off the page. Raindrops, a quilt, and color patterns are all conveyed with deeply saturated fabric.
The puppy is created with black fabric and fills an entire spread the shadow and panther drip across the page, reminiscent of Marcia Brown's Shadow. With the exception of a couple of all-black pages, Moore works on a tan canvas for brightly colored fabric art, along with cut-out watercolors of the Black female narrator, who has brown skin and curly black hair.
The real star here, however, is the stunning mixed-media, collage-style art. While the rhythm and rhyme periodically strain, for the most part the lines flow smoothly and effectively. It acknowledges that some people are afraid of black/darkness, while celebrating it as ink, silence, and more. A poetic, mostly rhyming, pattern in the first person lists various things that are black, including "mama's braids," "my puppy," and blackbirds, as well as more ethereal things such as shadows, clouds, and musical notes. PreS-Gr 2-The duo behind Brown: The Many Shades of Love returns with a poetic tribute to the color black and how it represents beauty in the world. From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Pinkney, or The Proudest Color (2021), by Sheila Modir, Jeffrey Kashou, and Monica Mikai. If you are looking for similar texts that use colors to discuss race, try pairing this with Shades of Black (2000), by Sandra L. Childlike collage illustrations layer images on abstract or earth-toned backgrounds, successfully conveying black's ubiquitous presence in the world, along with its beauty. The text discusses positive examples of the color black, deliberately diminishing its stereotypical associations with danger, negativity, and sadness. For example, black is "the sky on starry nights," "the flashing shine of fancy clothes," and the wondrous sight of blackbirds in flight. Black is used to describe the outside world and everyday objects as well as common childhood sights and experiences. James uses figurative language to describe the many wonders and positive aspects of the color black.
This companion to Brown: The Many Shades of Love (2020) is a great addition to any identity-affirming collection.
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