Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o$15.29
$17.99
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/15/2019
ISBN: 9781534425361
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.69h x 9.38w x 0.44d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/05/2019
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2019 pg. 59
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 115
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 71
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2020 pg. 76
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505104 / Sulwe
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/15/2019
ISBN: 9781534425361
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.69h x 9.38w x 0.44d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/05/2019
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2019 pg. 59
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 115
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 71
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2020 pg. 76
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505104 / Sulwe
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5