WNDB: Brown: The Many Shades of Love by Nancy Johnson James

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Brown: The Many Shades of Love 

Written by Nancy Johnson Janes

Published by Harry N. Abrams

ISBN: 978-1944903985

Synopsis:

Celebrating all the beautiful browns in one child’s colorful family

Mama’s brown is chocolate, clear, dark, and sweet. Daddy’s brown is autumn leaf, or like a field of wheat. Granny’s brown is like honey, and Papa’s like caramel. In this loving and lovely ode to the color brown, a boy describes the many beautiful hues of his family, including his own—gingerbread.

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