If Dominican Were a Color

By Sili Recio
Illustrated by Brianna McCarthy
2020

Why I Chose This Book

Celebrates the Dominican people and the culture in all its beautiful colors and shades.

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Latinx

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Black

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Culture

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Colorism

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Dominican

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Own Voices

About This Book

The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This exuberantly colorful, softly rhyming picture book is a gentle reminder that a nation’s hues are as wide as nature itself.

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