The Colours of Us

I chose to do an analysis on the book, “The Colours of Us” by Karen Katz. This is a story, read by a child online who is not white. The story is about a little girl who goes on a walk with her mother and she talks about each person and friend they see and the color of his or her skin. Her mother describes the mixed colors and compares it to something a child would understand, like French toast. Each character in this story is depicted as different individuals who come from different cultures. There is no cultural information, just describes the different colors. As far as power in this story, I would say the mother has the power. She is uses it in a good way to describe to her daughter each friends color. After each time the mother explained the colors mixed and related it to something in the world, there was a good illustration of what this child would look like. Each individual in their own way with their own mixture of colors. Karen Katz wrote this story and illustrated it. The only voice heard is the voice of the child. The mother’s voice as well as each individual described voice is missing. These pictures definitely portray race and culture. The illustrations may portray a stereotype by the color of their skin. I would recommend this book to others. It is a great way for children to learn the different colors mixed to get their friends skin colors.