Honeysmoke // A Story of Finding Your Color

A young biracial girl looks around her world for her color. She finally chooses her own, and creates a new word for herselfhoneysmoke.

Simone wants a color.

She asks Mama, Am I black or white?

Boo, Mama says, just like mamas do, a color is just a word.

She asks Daddy, Am I black or white?

Well, Daddy says, just like daddies do, youre a little bit of both.

For multiracial children, and all children everywhere, this picture book offers a universal message that empowers young people to create their own self-identity.

Simone knows her colorshe is honeysmoke. Monique Fieldsis an award-winning journalist. Her essays about race and identity have appeared on air, in print, and online, including NPRsAll Things Considered,Ebonymagazine, and TheRoot.com.She is the founder and editor of Honeysmoke.com, a site for parents raising multiracial children, and she is a member of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators. Monique lives in Alabama with her husband and their two daughters. She is the author ofHoneysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color.

Yesenia Moisesis an Afro-Latina illustrator and designer with a specialty in product design. Her work proudly portrays people of diverse backgrounds playing leading roles in fantasy adventures that are brimming with color. Yesenia is the author-illustrator ofStellas Stellar Hairand the illustrator ofHoneysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color.

• Publisher:Imprint; Illustrated edition (January 8, 2019)
• Language:English
• Hardcover:32 pages
• ISBN-10:1250115825
• ISBN-13:9781250115829
• Reading age:3 – 6 years
• Grade level:Preschool – 1
• Item Weight:15 ounces
• Dimensions:11.34 x 0.39 x 8.84 inches