Brown-skinned children around the world laugh, love and play together in this infectiously joyful book. I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in!
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
★★★ Winner - 2021 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
★★★ Finalist - Teach Early Years Award 2021
★★★ Longlist - UKLA Book Awards 2021
★★★ Longlist - Derby Children’s Book Awards 2021
★★★ Selected - BookTrust Best Books Guide 2020
★★★ Selected - Guardian Children’s Book of the Month
REVIEWS
“Prabhat’s lovely, child-friendly artwork abounds in smiles and energy; the browns have a reddish undertone, and beige, blue-green, and orange-red patterns make for a warm palette…This message of the normalcy and joy of being brown is upbeat and uplifting.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Readers will take heart at the high spirits and unalloyed happiness that Prabhat instills in her characters, almost all of whom are smiling or laughing.” - Publisher's Weekly
“I Am Brown (Lantana) by Ashok Banker and Sandhya Prabhat is a joyful celebration of brown skin and wide-ranging achievement .” - The Guardian
