I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother by Selina Alko

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I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother was written by Selina Alko. The first publication of this book in March 10, 2009. It was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. It has 40 pages and suitable for the readers from 3 - 7 years old and also it can be used for preschool until grade 2.[1]   

Summary

This amazing picture book tells about the little narrator, soon to be a big brother, uses his boundless imagination to wonder what his new sibling will look like.

Baby brother or sister, will you look like me? I blend from semisweet dark

Daddy chocolate bar and strawberry cream Mama’s milk. My hair is soft crunchy billows of cotton candy.

I’m your peanut butter big-brother-to-be.[1]

Pros

Christian Houseworth rated said this book was amazing and deserved to get five stars. She wrote her detailed comment about this book. She thought this is a great book. This book is about a little boy who is biracial (his mother is white and his father is African American). His mommy is pregnant and he doesn't know whether he will have a little sister or a little brother. He is curious to know what color skin will they have.

She liked this book because the author never specifies races, although they are clearly depicted in her illustrations, she only talks about different shades of browns, vanilla, mocha, hazelnut, etc. Also, the author briefly touches on hair textures, which can be a critical issue for many people (especially females). Being light-skinned has always been an issue for her growing up because her peers would ridicule her for being white when both of her parents are black skinned. They would always say she was adopted because her father was dark-skinned. she was really touched by reading this book because she could tell that the author's purpose was to motivate children to love and embrace the skin they are in. She thought this would be a great book to help all students in the classroom and help them appreciate everyone from all races and ethnicities and know that they are all beautiful no matter what color they are.[2]

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