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Sulwe / written by Lupita Nyong'o ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
Van Pelt Library PS3614.Y6 S85 2019
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LIBRA PS3614.Y6 S85 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nyong'o, Lupita, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction.
- Self-acceptance.
- Black people--Juvenile fiction.
- Human skin color--Psychological aspects--Fiction.
- Stars--Juvenile fiction.
- Stars.
- Human skin color--Psychological aspects.
- Human skin color.
- Black people.
- Sun--Mythology.
- Sun.
- Mythology.
- Moon--Mythology.
- Moon.
- Kenya--Juvenile fiction.
- Self-acceptance--Fiction.
- Blacks--Kenya--Fiction.
- Kenya--Fiction.
- Stars--Fiction.
- Moon--Fiction.
- Sun--Fiction.
- Kenya.
- Picture books.
- Genre:
- Picture books.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Illustrator, Honor, 2020
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards Outstanding Literary Work - Children, Winner, 2020
- Other Format:
- Online version: Nyong'o, Lupita. Sulwe.
- ISBN:
- 9781534425361
- 1534425365
- 9781713701361
- 1713701367
- OCLC:
- 1048015757
- Publisher Number:
- 99982985107
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