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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML: For every young artist scolded for using the " wrong" color crayon, every boy teased for wearing a pastel shirt, every girl denied blue shoes, here' s the perfect response: All colors are for everyone. Just ask Nature! No One Owns the Colors is a lively celebration of self-expression and a bolstering invitation to advocate for your special uniqueness. The unnamed and non-gendered narrator shows us that colors are simply part of our natural world. No bit of the spectrumâ?? from pink and blue to scarlet and chartreuseâ?? is meant to be claimed by any one gender or being or culture. Color is not something that can be right or wrong, or better or worse. Inspired by school yard experiences of the author's own children, this melodic, rhythmic text provides the words and the confidence readers may need if someone says that their colorâ?? be it skin, shirt, shoes, or simply the crayon they love mostâ?? is wrong. Shelve No One Owns the Colors on your bookshelf alongside contemporary favorites like _Pink is for Boys, The World Needs More Purple People, and Bodies Are… (more)
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No one owns the colors is a pure firework. It is an explosion of colors and pure joy. The message is clear and simple :
No one owns the colors is a celebration of diversity and inclusion. I love the positivity of the text and how it shows children that all colors exist in nature, totally genderless. Respect for difference and appreciation of the beauty of nature are at the heart of this rhythmic story. And the illustrations are extraordinary !