Mexikid Tiffany Hammond Simone knows her color―she is

Simone knows her color―she is honeysmoke

while the illustrations—created on paper made from banana bark—burst with luxuriant greens and delicate details

"Although the book begins as a gentle riposte to narrow cultural and ethnic categorizations

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Mexikid Tiffany Hammond Simone knows her color―she isNEWBERY HONOR AWARD WINNER An unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican American boys family and their adventure filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico One of those books that kids will pass to their friends as soon as they have finished it.Victoria Jamieson, creator of the National Book Award finalist When Stars Are Scattered WINNER OF THE PURA BELPR AUTHOR AWARD AND ILLUSTRATOR AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New