From Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colourism, self-esteem and learning that true beauty comes from within.
Lupita Nyong'o (Author)
Lupita Nyong'o is a Kenyan actress and producer. Her first feature
film role was in the film 12 Years a Slave, for which she received
the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as multiple
accolades, including the Screen Actors Guild Award, the Critics'
Choice Award, the Independent Spirit Award, and the NAACP Award.
She has since starred in Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe, Star Wars- The
Force Awakens, Ryan Coogler's record-breaking box office hit Black
Panther, and most recently in Jordan's Peele's critically acclaimed
horror film, Us. Nyong'o earned a Tony nomination for her Broadway
debut in Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed. She lives in Brooklyn.
Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
Vashti Harrison, author and illustrator of the bestselling Little
Leaders- Bold Women in Black History, is an artist, author and
filmmaker with a passion for storytelling. She earned her MFA in
film and video from California Institute of the Arts, where she
snuck into animation and illustration classes to learn from Disney
and DreamWorks legends. There she rekindled a love for drawing and
painting. Now she uses her love for both film and illustration to
craft beautiful stories for children.
A thoughtfully layered text and powerful illustrations address this
sensitive topic in a uniquely nurturing way
*Kirkus Starred Review*
By turns beguiling (as when Sulwe's mother counsels her tearful
daughter) and magical (a shooting star darts into Sulwe's room to
share the story of Night and Day), the volume also clearly conveys
that colorism is real, and it hurts. Sulwe's story confronts it
head-on, with words and images that celebrate the 'dark and
beautiful, bright and strong.'
*Publishers Weekly, starred review*
A welcome celebration of Black girls, an important lesson for all
kids (and grownups), and a necessary message for any child who has
been made to feel unworthy of love on account of their looks
*Booklist*
Darkest in her family, Sulwe believes that her skin makes her
unattractive and prays to be lighter, but when a shooting star
tells her the story of sisters Night and Day, she finally
understands that she doesn't need to change. Harrison's
star-flecked glimmering illustrations evoke Night's mysterious
beauty.
*Guardian*
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