Color of Your Skin

Desirée Acevedo is a Spanish illustrator born in Huelva. Passionate about drawing since she held a pencil in her hand for the first time, everything suggested that she would study some artistic degree, but she graduated in Teaching. That is the reason her picture books combine her three passions: writing stories, illustrating them, and the timeless lessons that books offer. Acevedo now lives in Seville, where she has participated in several courses on illustration, drawing techniques, narrative and one specifically on the creative process of the picture book. She has published more than 20 picture books.Silvia Álvarez is an award-winning illustrator born in the tropical coastal city of La Ceiba, Honduras, by a Honduran father and a Spanish mother. At the age of seven she moved to Spain now living in Seville where she graduated in Fine Arts. She was awarded Gold Medal at the International Latino Book Awards for her artwork in Daisy (Cuento de Luz, 2017).

“The Color of Your Skin is a beautiful picture book in which the protagonists discover that the “skin-color” has more than one shade and that diversity enriches us in a world where there is room for all races and colors.” —Infantilandia“Author and illustrator team Desirée Acevedo and Silvia Álvarez have produced a beautiful exploration of the colors of humanity. The illustrations are colorful and rich and the story is detailed and thought provoking. Above all the text strives to impart the message that skin-tone isn’t just one color, it’s many.” —School Library Connection“A vibrant picture book, where the expressiveness of each brushstroke takes us even deeper into the story. Fantastic for introducing topics like racism, diversity, coexistence. Undoubtedly an important book to share both at home and in the classroom for its thought-provoking and enriching content.” —La Cuentería Respetuosa