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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
In You're White 'Cause You Don't Look Like Me by Shanti Prem, Kenya has an important lesson to learn. But so does her sister, Sissy. Kenya has accused Sissy of being white and different. You see, Kenya’s skin is very dark and her sister’s skin is fair. The girls’ mother sits them down for an important talk. There is a lot to learn about differences and the differences one can see, like skin color, are not important differences. These differences are part of what makes us all unique. But what’s important, the girls’ mother points out, “What really matters is not about the color of your skin. But the true beauty that you hold within. How one looks on the outside is not the key part, but how you treat people will show if you have a good heart.”
She tells the girls a story about two people with different colored skin and how they loved each other anyway. Then she explains why people have different colored skin: “Melanin Pigment, the stuff inside us that makes everyone look different. More Melanin Pigment means dark skin and hair. Less Melanin Pigment makes people more fair.” The girls are glad to have this explanation. They want to be best friends as well as sisters and it would be a shame if their different skin color affected their friendship. They are also pleased to learn such a big word, well two words, actually: Melanin Pigment.
Shanti Prem’s picture book story, You're White 'Cause You Don't Look Like Me, is a delightful presentation of a lesson that people of all ages need to learn and understand. We are all different. We all look different. But that doesn’t change who we are. The real person is deep inside each person. Lovely story, lovely illustrations. Well done!
