Books like Mixed: A Colorful Story
By Arree Chung
For the kid who's starting to notice differences and ask big questions about fairness, this book turns those questions into a bright, bold conversation. Bold, graphic, and hopeful, with a message that lands without ever feeling heavy.
When a seagull drops a can of orange paint on Mr. Plumbean's house, he repaints it into a wild reflection of his dreams — and his tidy, identical street may never be the same.
A hot-headed color named Red bullies quiet Blue while the other colors watch and do nothing, until a new number arrives to show them how to stand together and count.
A rhyming, day-in-the-life look at a school where kids from every background arrive, share their traditions and talents, and are welcomed exactly as they are.
A little girl moves through her day with family and friends, noticing that everyone feels colors differently — her neighbor's red is angry, hers is brave like a fire truck.
A small girl with big fashion opinions insists on wearing her own wild, colorful outfit — polka dots, stripes, and all — despite everyone in her family telling her to dress differently.
A biracial girl with red hair and brown skin mixes polka dots with stripes and eats peanut butter and jelly burritos, refusing to pick just one side of who she is.
A picture book biography that circles the life of Margaret Wise Brown, the writer behind Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, asking again and again what was truly important about her.
A born builder who once made a tower from diapers and glue faces a teacher who despises architecture — until a class picnic goes wrong and his skills turn out to be exactly what's needed.
An exclamation point stands out among a page full of periods, bending and shrinking to try to fit in — until a question mark helps him discover exactly what he's for.
A young Chinese American girl notices color everywhere in her everyday world, from red dragons and firecrackers to lychees, and brown in her own teddy bear.
A small green chameleon wishes it could be handsome like a flamingo, smart like a fox, and funny like a seal, taking on new parts until it's a jumble of everyone else.
