Lauraacero@bookwyrm.social reviewed Nina Bonita by Ana Maria Machado
Beauty in every color
5 stars
This book from The Hans Christian Andersen 2000 medal of honor winner Ana Maria Machado portrays the story of an African American girl and a white rabbit. The Rabbit falls in love with the girl, finding her skin color astonishing and asks her how she got it; the girl keeps making up stories about how she ended up with black skin making it a humorous and refreshing story for younger readers (k-2). It was originally published in 1986 in Brazil and it was a beautiful approach to diversity in children’s literature, including topics such as race, family and positive self-image. Besides being a good book to start conversations about race and beauty in every skin color, it is also a good mentor text to introduce or study realistic fiction. The simple text and the pictures in the hardcover copy will allow you to enjoy reading it aloud to students while …
This book from The Hans Christian Andersen 2000 medal of honor winner Ana Maria Machado portrays the story of an African American girl and a white rabbit. The Rabbit falls in love with the girl, finding her skin color astonishing and asks her how she got it; the girl keeps making up stories about how she ended up with black skin making it a humorous and refreshing story for younger readers (k-2). It was originally published in 1986 in Brazil and it was a beautiful approach to diversity in children’s literature, including topics such as race, family and positive self-image. Besides being a good book to start conversations about race and beauty in every skin color, it is also a good mentor text to introduce or study realistic fiction. The simple text and the pictures in the hardcover copy will allow you to enjoy reading it aloud to students while also being a good book for independent reading.