I Color Myself Different
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- Author：Colin Kaepernick
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Summary
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 Different is 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！
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 Different is 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！
Reviews
Gretchen
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It is so interesting to see the influences that distort or enhance our feelings about ourselves。 Our families help us realize how unique and wonderful we all are。 People outside our family though can create doubts that reach far down into our identity。 I really appreciated the message in this book that differences are amazing and we should celebrate differences and the fact that we are all unique。 But this leads to the other message， that it takes courage to love those differences and not be swa It is so interesting to see the influences that distort or enhance our feelings about ourselves。 Our families help us realize how unique and wonderful we all are。 People outside our family though can create doubts that reach far down into our identity。 I really appreciated the message in this book that differences are amazing and we should celebrate differences and the fact that we are all unique。 But this leads to the other message， that it takes courage to love those differences and not be swayed by other people's lack of understanding or inability to recognize the importance of differences。 It does take courage no matter what the difference is and this book is a wonderful way to discuss with all students how amazing those differences can be and to be so proud of them。 。。。more
Michele Knott
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Don't miss the author's note。 I think it was my favorite part of the book。 Don't miss the author's note。 I think it was my favorite part of the book。 。。。more
Lynn Baker
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Very sweet。 Will be a gift for my great nephew。
BiblioBickie
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Love the Black boy joy and the pride young Colin displays in his Black identity。 Also love the spread about brown activist figures who "inspire， create， lead， and change the world，" which includes Huey Newton， Angela Davis， Toni Morrison， Ida B。 Wells-Barnett， Muhammad Ali， Audre Lorde， Malcolm X， Tommie Smith， and John Carlos。 End notes include brief （1-2 sentence） descriptions of the people featured and why they were included。While it is an authentic experience described by an adoptee himself， Love the Black boy joy and the pride young Colin displays in his Black identity。 Also love the spread about brown activist figures who "inspire， create， lead， and change the world，" which includes Huey Newton， Angela Davis， Toni Morrison， Ida B。 Wells-Barnett， Muhammad Ali， Audre Lorde， Malcolm X， Tommie Smith， and John Carlos。 End notes include brief （1-2 sentence） descriptions of the people featured and why they were included。While it is an authentic experience described by an adoptee himself， I am a little uneasy about the explanation Colin's mom gives him about adoption: "。。。some children join families when they are born， and others join families after they are born。 When you were a baby， Colin， we decided to adopt you， and you made our family whole。。。adopted means special。。。being adopted is an extra-special way to join a family。 Even though we don't share the same skin color， we share the same love。 And that's what matters most。" 。。。more
Shilpa
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Beautiful， uplifting， celebration of Black Joy。
Maureen
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A great book on being yourself。
Matthew Chapman
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The perfect book for our family！
Liz
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When his class is asked to draw pictures of their families， Colin Kaepernick draws his family as it is， where he's the only Black person。 One of his classmates asks why， he proudly answers that he's brown， different， and magnificent。 A celebration of Black lives and self-love。 In the same vein as Chocolate Me！， Eyes That Kiss in the Corners， Magnificent Homespun Brown， and Antiracist Baby。 The illustrations remind me of Frank Morrison。 I normally don't like books by celebrities， but this one is When his class is asked to draw pictures of their families， Colin Kaepernick draws his family as it is， where he's the only Black person。 One of his classmates asks why， he proudly answers that he's brown， different， and magnificent。 A celebration of Black lives and self-love。 In the same vein as Chocolate Me！， Eyes That Kiss in the Corners， Magnificent Homespun Brown， and Antiracist Baby。 The illustrations remind me of Frank Morrison。 I normally don't like books by celebrities， but this one is great！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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Straightforward。 Good follow-up in back matter。
Emily
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Gorgeous， realistic illustrations accompany an anecdote from Kaepernick's childhood。 When his class is asked to draw their families， Colin is asked why he's a different color from the rest of his family。 Taking on race， adoption， and being different head on， the text shows an aspirational outcome。 Colin has asked this question before and his adopted mom has positive affirmations that his addition made their family whole。 When he confidently tells the class that he's proud of who he is， his class Gorgeous， realistic illustrations accompany an anecdote from Kaepernick's childhood。 When his class is asked to draw their families， Colin is asked why he's a different color from the rest of his family。 Taking on race， adoption， and being different head on， the text shows an aspirational outcome。 Colin has asked this question before and his adopted mom has positive affirmations that his addition made their family whole。 When he confidently tells the class that he's proud of who he is， his classmates respond in kind。 With an author's note at the end。 。。。more
Shyiesha
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A cute story with a great message。 When asked why he， （young Colin Kaepernik） colored himself brown， Colin offered a beautiful answer。 That is， I color myself different。 Further more， it's okay to be different。 After all， if we were all the same the world would be so blah。 A cute story with a great message。 When asked why he， （young Colin Kaepernik） colored himself brown， Colin offered a beautiful answer。 That is， I color myself different。 Further more， it's okay to be different。 After all， if we were all the same the world would be so blah。 。。。more
Tam I
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Good story。 Not my style of illustrations。
Brave
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Every year， I highlight a kids book that I count toward my overall yearly reading challenge。 I pre-ordered this book， since I'm a white mom with Black kids who also happen to be adopted。 When we were talking adoption with the kids， my teen actually discovered that Colin Kaepernick was adopted， too。 So when I saw this coming out， the premise behind it， and the lines "I color myself different。 I'm me and I'm magnificent！" I knew this had to be a book for my kids to have （bigs and littles alike）。 I Every year， I highlight a kids book that I count toward my overall yearly reading challenge。 I pre-ordered this book， since I'm a white mom with Black kids who also happen to be adopted。 When we were talking adoption with the kids， my teen actually discovered that Colin Kaepernick was adopted， too。 So when I saw this coming out， the premise behind it， and the lines "I color myself different。 I'm me and I'm magnificent！" I knew this had to be a book for my kids to have （bigs and littles alike）。 It's honestly a book that makes me cry， but most children's lit does that for me。 My first grader's teacher said he was quoting that book recently when they drew family pictures this month。 I bought her a copy for her classroom。 Just always out here trying to make sure my kids feel proud to be Black， however I can。 。。。more
Susan Rose
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Yes， this is Colin Kaepernick the Author with a powerful autobiographical message for Black Kids and Kids of Color that they need to hear， and he is an authentic voice to deliver that message。
Shanna
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Sweet。 Moving。 Needed。 Beautiful。
Tia
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The illustrations are stunning。 I was smiling during the entire read。Thank you to Scholastic for the opportunity to read and review this book。
Erin O'Riordan
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Beautiful story， gorgeous illustrations， appropriate for everyone from about age 5 up。 Ideal for multiracial families， families with adopted children， and diverse classrooms。
Darlene Dejohnette
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I wish I'd had a book like this when I was a kid。 I knew I was different but didn't understand or know how to explain it。 Thanks Colin ❤️❤️❤️ I wish I'd had a book like this when I was a kid。 I knew I was different but didn't understand or know how to explain it。 Thanks Colin ❤️❤️❤️ 。。。more
Candice Hale
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𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 is an inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick。 At the young age of 5， Kaepernick offers an authentic experience of what it means to be different growing up different as a young black adoptee。 During a class assignment， a young Kaepernick realizes that his classmates do not understand why he colors himself a different color—he must learn immediately his adoption status and his skin color difference—in the process。 𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 is an inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick。 At the young age of 5， Kaepernick offers an authentic experience of what it means to be different growing up different as a young black adoptee。 During a class assignment， a young Kaepernick realizes that his classmates do not understand why he colors himself a different color—he must learn immediately his adoption status and his skin color difference—in the process。 Through beautiful illustrations and uplifting celebration， Kaepernick delivers a powerful message about kindness， family， and racial awareness。As a Black biracial woman， I can relate to a very similar experience of coloring myself different with crayons in school and at home。 I remember coloring my mother with the “Peach” colored crayon and my dad with the “Brown” crayon and trying to find one that was a mix in between that one like “Raw Sienna” or “Golden Brown” depending if I had the 64 or 96 Count Crayola Box。 As a biracial child， it mattered how you colored yourself because you wanted to be seen and to feel important。 The phrase Kaepernick exclaims， “I’m me and I’m magnificent！” should be able to be a part of every child’s vocabulary。The only thing I did not like about the book that prevented it from a 5-star review was the lack of using the word “BLACK” in the story here。 As a staunch supporter of the BLM movement， Kaepernick fails to discuss blackness here or what it meant to be a Black boy and instead decides to focus on him being “brown” instead。 I don’t know if that was to appease to a white readership or not。 There is a reader’s note and a page dedicated to Black leaders and his ideas about Black identity， but it’s at the end and not at the forefront。 I wish it was more focus of the #BlackBoyJoy expressed throughout the book itself and not hidden in the back of the book。 。。。more
Sally
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Beautiful story， beautifully told。Should be a part of every library。
Isabella （The Feminist Bookworm）
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This was very cute - and the illustrations are so adorable！
Casle
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I read this。 Cried， bought it for my grandson and his parents immediately。 It's so perfect。 Colin even more of a hero for our family now！ I read this。 Cried， bought it for my grandson and his parents immediately。 It's so perfect。 Colin even more of a hero for our family now！ 。。。more
Alice
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3。5 stars for this book which is based in Colin Kaepernick's childhood awareness of his skin color difference as being an "issue" 3。5 stars for this book which is based in Colin Kaepernick's childhood awareness of his skin color difference as being an "issue" 。。。more
Kathy
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I didn't know Colin's backstory when I pre-ordered this book last fall。 I just knew that if he wrote a book， I wanted to read it。It brought tears to my eyes as I am an adoptive mother and his reaction to being different is so joyful。I hope this book is widely available everywhere to kids。 I didn't know Colin's backstory when I pre-ordered this book last fall。 I just knew that if he wrote a book， I wanted to read it。It brought tears to my eyes as I am an adoptive mother and his reaction to being different is so joyful。I hope this book is widely available everywhere to kids。 。。。more
lily
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the cutest little story about loving your differences， adoption and family。 about seeing the beauty in bring different 🤍✨
Pam
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Kaepernick offers a powerful message about being proud of who you are。 He shares a childhood memory of the first time he shared a drawing of his family and had to answer why he colored himself with a different color crayon。 Empowering story to share and affirm that we are each unique and magnificent。
🕊Faloni © arr 💰🏃♀️🥗✈️
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Anthony
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For adopted kids with parents of different colors。
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