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Sulwe / written by Lupita Nyong'o ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but a shooting star's tale of the sisters Night and Day helps her understand there is beauty and worth in every shade.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534425361
- ISBN: 1534425365
- ISBN: 9781713701361
- ISBN: 1713701367
- ISBN: 9780780467705
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date, binding, and paging may vary |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8 AD580L Lexile Decoding demand: 76 (high) Semantic demand: 81 (very high) Syntactic demand: 87 (very high) Structure demand: 82 (very high) Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 505104. |
| Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book, 2020 2021-2022 Show me award final nominee |
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| Genre: | Picture books. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Library-Waynesville | E NYO (Text) | 33642000661710 | Childrens Award Bk | Available | - |
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Summary
Sulwe
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.
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