Sulwe
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A New York Times bestseller!
Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices!
Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
Recipient of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children’s Literary Work
From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.
Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
In this stunning debut picture book, actress Lupita Nyong’o creates a whimsical and heartwarming story to inspire children to see their own unique beauty.
Sulwe
By Lupita Nyong'o
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Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices!
Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
Recipient of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children’s Literary Work
From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.
Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
In this stunning debut picture book, actress Lupita Nyong’o creates a whimsical and heartwarming story to inspire children to see their own unique beauty.
ISBN
9781534425361
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Pages
48 pages
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published
Oct 15, 2019
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Lupita Nyong'o
- ISBN
- 9781534425361
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Oct 15, 2019
- Publication year
- 2019
- Pages
- 48
- Dimensions
- 11.375 in × 0.5 in × 9.0 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile FictionSocial ThemesSelf-Esteem & Self-ReliancePeople & PlacesUnited StatesAfrican American & BlackFamily