Skin Like Mine
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- Create Date：2021-09-05 06:55:41
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：LaTashia M. Perry
- ISBN：0997157984
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EY
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*Diversity， *Acceptance， Friendship， Rhyme， Cultural - Black/African American+Bipoc characters+Bipoc Author
Faith
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Growing up as a minority in a town with not many people that looked like me I found myself weary of my skin color。 Do you have a book like this out here that celebrates different skin colors and shows how beautiful they are to each individual person really made me happy。 They took a somewhat tough topic and made it very childlike comparing the skin colors to foods was an interesting take
Natalie Mathers
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This delightful book uses similes to describe the different characters’ skin tones， creamy and smooth like peanut butter or dark chocolate brown like a brownie treat。 The book is intended for children， to teach them that not everyone's the same， and that the way you look does not matter。 It is what’s on the inside that matters。 The author uses a simile to describe each character's skin tone to better visualize it for the audience。 I would rate this book a ⅘。 It does a really good job of teaching This delightful book uses similes to describe the different characters’ skin tones， creamy and smooth like peanut butter or dark chocolate brown like a brownie treat。 The book is intended for children， to teach them that not everyone's the same， and that the way you look does not matter。 It is what’s on the inside that matters。 The author uses a simile to describe each character's skin tone to better visualize it for the audience。 I would rate this book a ⅘。 It does a really good job of teaching kids to not worry about the color of their skin。 It also does a very good job of painting a picture into the audiences heads about the different skin tones the characters have。 。。。more
Calvin Silva
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I thought that this was a great book depicting the different types of skin colors， and that you should feel comfortable in your own skin， and that relationships you have with people should not depend on that。
Alyson Looney
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This book celebrates the different shades of brown skin and why they are all beautiful。 Talks about the diversity of the world， but at a level elementary students will understand。 I will be reading this to my future students。
Edna Gonzalez
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Beautiful book that shows self-love。 We should be proud of our skin color。 Diversity is fun because we get to share our unique things one another。 Brown has different shades from light to dark。 I am also brown and just like this young girl said; I would not prefer nor change my shade despite the discrimination。 This book is easy to follow and fall in love with it。 It talks about skin brown color coming in light to dark shades。 A person matters for whom they are and their inside not based on colo Beautiful book that shows self-love。 We should be proud of our skin color。 Diversity is fun because we get to share our unique things one another。 Brown has different shades from light to dark。 I am also brown and just like this young girl said; I would not prefer nor change my shade despite the discrimination。 This book is easy to follow and fall in love with it。 It talks about skin brown color coming in light to dark shades。 A person matters for whom they are and their inside not based on color。 I love the illustrations being very realistic。 。。。more
Stephanie Torres
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"Skin Like Mine" is a beautiful picture book explores different skin colors and uses food analogies to embrace all different skin hues。 Through this book， the author， LaTashia M。 Perry allows for young children to truly appreciate their own skin color and truly highlights the importance of accepting and loving yourself and others。 "My sister and I are both shades of brown。 Me like peanut butter and she a hazelnut spread。 Both creamy and smooth。 If I had to choose it would be hard for me because "Skin Like Mine" is a beautiful picture book explores different skin colors and uses food analogies to embrace all different skin hues。 Through this book， the author， LaTashia M。 Perry allows for young children to truly appreciate their own skin color and truly highlights the importance of accepting and loving yourself and others。 "My sister and I are both shades of brown。 Me like peanut butter and she a hazelnut spread。 Both creamy and smooth。 If I had to choose it would be hard for me because both are so yummy。" A book like this is necessary for teachers to implement in their classrooms through a read aloud。 A simple activity that can stem from the book could be asking your students to look at the color of their skin and asking them， "what does your skin color remind you of？" Some students might say vanilla， others might say cinnamon or caramel。 There point here is to show your students that diversity is okay and there is nothing wrong with having a darker skin color。 All should be treated the same regardless of ones skin color。 Definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Dena Vincent
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I like this book。 Isn't it great we're all different wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same。 I like this book。 Isn't it great we're all different wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same。 。。。more
Hailey Underwood
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This book serves as a creative way to address and to help celebrate all the different forms of diversity among young children。 This book is great to start reading to children at a younger age that way they are aware of all the diversity in the world they can come in contact with and it doesn't take them by surprise。 This book serves as a creative way to address and to help celebrate all the different forms of diversity among young children。 This book is great to start reading to children at a younger age that way they are aware of all the diversity in the world they can come in contact with and it doesn't take them by surprise。 。。。more
Breena Wadekamper
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Skin like mine is a very good children's book that is on the topic of skin color。 As kids should know that the difference in skin color should not separate them and their friends。 This book would be a great book for kids to learn that everyone is different and that we should be excepting of all of our differences。 AR: 1。3Lex: 125Trait: Ideas， Voice Skin like mine is a very good children's book that is on the topic of skin color。 As kids should know that the difference in skin color should not separate them and their friends。 This book would be a great book for kids to learn that everyone is different and that we should be excepting of all of our differences。 AR: 1。3Lex: 125Trait: Ideas， Voice 。。。more
Amanda Auld
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Perfect for young readers Just perfect for my 4 year old！ Simple enough for her to understand， but shows diversity in a positive way for her to comprehend
Dawn Saunders
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This book was read to my 5 year old daughter who loved it so very much。 The book explain the various colors of skin with different types of hair。 I really think every child should have the opportunity to read for self confidence。 The book was not written for one type of skin color but it displayed multiple colors of skin color。 By doing so the book made the point abstractly to present the human diversity and how it’s ok to have relationship with someone different from you。 I think this was a goo This book was read to my 5 year old daughter who loved it so very much。 The book explain the various colors of skin with different types of hair。 I really think every child should have the opportunity to read for self confidence。 The book was not written for one type of skin color but it displayed multiple colors of skin color。 By doing so the book made the point abstractly to present the human diversity and how it’s ok to have relationship with someone different from you。 I think this was a good read because adult need to have the understanding just like children that God made us all in a unique way。 Therefore ， we need to respect one another’s physical characteristics。 I would definitely recommend this book。 。。。more
Aolund
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A group of kids celebrate their Black and brown skin tones and those of their family members （as well as a white friend）， comparing their skin tones to different foods and praising them for their uniqueness。 Enjoyable rhyming text。 Themes: Skin， Self-Love， Friendship， Community， RaceAge range: 3-9
Kat
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I loved the message of this book！ I cannot wait to read the entire series！
Joe Chell
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Book Title: Skin Like MineAuthor/Illustrator: Latashia M。 PerryReading Level: LGBook Level: 2。6Book Summary: Skin Like Mine explores the topic of diversity amongst children through the eyes of a young girl， who relates the color of people’s skin to her favorite kinds of food。Bookshelf Genre: Multicultural LiteratureBookshelf Mentor Writing Traits （explain one or two content integration ideas）:Voice - This book hits a positive， celebratory tone with the reader。 Creating an entertaining and creati Book Title: Skin Like MineAuthor/Illustrator: Latashia M。 PerryReading Level: LGBook Level: 2。6Book Summary: Skin Like Mine explores the topic of diversity amongst children through the eyes of a young girl， who relates the color of people’s skin to her favorite kinds of food。Bookshelf Genre: Multicultural LiteratureBookshelf Mentor Writing Traits （explain one or two content integration ideas）:Voice - This book hits a positive， celebratory tone with the reader。 Creating an entertaining and creative way to celebrate the diversity amongst young children through a lighthearted relationship between skin color and food。 Word Choice - Perry has created a book that employs creative and effective word use to convey meaning mostly through similes and metaphors between skin color and food。 An example of this is the writer describing herself and her sister as both shades of brown - one peanut butter and the other hazelnut spread。 Skin Like Mine is not only a great resource for talking about diversity， it can also be used within a literacy class based on similes/metaphors， and how they are used to convey meaning。 。。。more
Julie A
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This book is about accepting your own skin color and being proud of it as it is one of a kind。 It shows that everyone’s skin is different and beautiful。 The difference is to be appreciated and accepted。 A world without different skin colors would be boring and a shame。 The book shows that everyone is different and that it okay。 It is the acceptance of the differences that it important。
Annamarie Carlson （she， her）
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A little girl loves her skin color， comparing it and her friend's colors to her favorite foods。 A little girl loves her skin color， comparing it and her friend's colors to her favorite foods。 。。。more
Abby Pandina
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This story has an average of 4。21 stars， the copyright date is 2016， and the major theme is beauty in diverse skin colors。 My favorite part of the story is when the narrator says that a world without different skin tone would be boring。 She loves diversity， it is like a bag of many flavors of lollipops。 I would love to use this story as a read aloud in my classroom in order to teach my students that each and every one of their skin tones is beautiful and unique。
Andre Martin
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Encouraging Great encouraging book， I read it to my kids and they loved every minute of it。 I would recommend this。
Kiaundria Bellerose
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I wanted to love this book， but it was a bit creepy。。。 The children's skin tones are compared to various "yummy" snacks and treats。 It put me off when the little girl said her Grandpa had skin like caramel and thinking about it was making her hungry。。。 I get what the author was trying to do， but it came across strange to me。。。 Just didn't feel right。 Besides， I've never heard a child refer to their skin as "chocolate" or "yummy" I wanted to love this book， but it was a bit creepy。。。 The children's skin tones are compared to various "yummy" snacks and treats。 It put me off when the little girl said her Grandpa had skin like caramel and thinking about it was making her hungry。。。 I get what the author was trying to do， but it came across strange to me。。。 Just didn't feel right。 Besides， I've never heard a child refer to their skin as "chocolate" or "yummy" 。。。more
Christina/ The Blog for Teachers， Readers， & Life！
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Ages: 4-8Skin Like Mine explores the different shades of skin people have by using food analogies。 These illustrations and easy text make this book relatable for young kids。
Emmy
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This was a cute book， and I really liked the theme that you should love the skin you're in and that your shade of color is beautiful （but not better or worse than anyone else's）。 I loved the body positivity throughout。 However， I was a little uncomfortable about the use of food metaphors to describe the tones--especially when the narrator would comment about how both her and her sister are "yummy" or how looking at grandpa's skin makes her "hungry"。 It just didn't feel quite right to me。 This was a cute book， and I really liked the theme that you should love the skin you're in and that your shade of color is beautiful （but not better or worse than anyone else's）。 I loved the body positivity throughout。 However， I was a little uncomfortable about the use of food metaphors to describe the tones--especially when the narrator would comment about how both her and her sister are "yummy" or how looking at grandpa's skin makes her "hungry"。 It just didn't feel quite right to me。 。。。more
Emily
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Genre: Picture BookGrades: K-1I would use this book during an inclusivity week。 I think that most students can find themselves in this book and it can help with self-confidence。
Sarah
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I appreciated how the book showcased the different shades of brown-black young people can be。 However， the book left something to be desired， at least for me。
Jeri Silfies
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We are all different and that's good。 We are all different and that's good。 。。。more
Alice
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In this heartfelt story depicting true appreciation for one's skin color， it emphasises the importance of not only accepting others， but accepting and loving yourself。 This story compares skin colors with foods instead of with other people。 From brownies， cakes， and caramel， to a friendship that seh refers to as "cookies and cream，" this book is a light hearted way of breaking the barrier down when talking about different skin colors and loving the body you were given。This book meant a lot to me In this heartfelt story depicting true appreciation for one's skin color， it emphasises the importance of not only accepting others， but accepting and loving yourself。 This story compares skin colors with foods instead of with other people。 From brownies， cakes， and caramel， to a friendship that seh refers to as "cookies and cream，" this book is a light hearted way of breaking the barrier down when talking about different skin colors and loving the body you were given。This book meant a lot to me in that I felt as though I could use this with younger children if we ever needed to talk about a topic such as different skin tones。 The way it is written along with the beautiful illustrations， I would recommend this book to young readers struggling with accepting their own skin tones， and/or teachers who need a smooth transition into talking about a subject such as this。 I would relate this book to another book titled， "The Colors of Us，" by Karen Katz。 Both books have a beautifully written text that brings light to the topic of skin tones， accompanied by wonderful illustrations。"If everyone's skin was the same， wouldn't that be a shame？" 。。。more
Jasmine Woods
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In this story， a young girl talks about how her skin is unique。 On each page， the author describes the skin tone of a character and how it makes them "one of a kind"。 Towards the end of the story， the main character talks about their best friend， Shaun and how he's a lighter complexion。 The author states how color doesn't mean anything， its what's on the inside that counts。 The book concludes by basically stating that you should be proud of the skin you're in。 I liked how this book was easy to f In this story， a young girl talks about how her skin is unique。 On each page， the author describes the skin tone of a character and how it makes them "one of a kind"。 Towards the end of the story， the main character talks about their best friend， Shaun and how he's a lighter complexion。 The author states how color doesn't mean anything， its what's on the inside that counts。 The book concludes by basically stating that you should be proud of the skin you're in。 I liked how this book was easy to follow for a young reader and the illustrations made the story more intersting。 Though， the book doesn't follow a typical story line。 There's no problem and solution。 The author just makes statements through out the book。 Though， I did like how they included the white child in the story。 It made the story more inclusive for other cultural groups。 I just wish that the author would have went deeper into the different shades of brown there were and possibly included more friends of different races。 This way the book represent a variety of cultural groups。 Overall， this is a great story to empower young black children。 It relates to my children's book because it discusses the idea of race。 。。。more
Marissa Lynh
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I appreciate the inclusivity and and how to love your skin and everyone else's， but I just wasn't impressed。 I appreciate the inclusivity and and how to love your skin and everyone else's， but I just wasn't impressed。 。。。more
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