{"product_id":"what-color-is-the-baby-a-celebration-of-skin-tones-hardcover","title":"What Color Is the Baby?: A Celebration of Skin Tones - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarshini Vankineni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeha Rawat\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut author takes a familiar loaded question, steeped in colorism, and turns it into one child's openhearted celebration of her new baby sister. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Kundana meets her newborn sister, Kuku, she declares her the prettiest baby in the world. But as grandparents, aunts, and uncles welcome Kuku, all they want to know is what color she is. Is she a marigold like her sister? Or a white jasmine? As the family gazes at Kuku's brown skin, big sister Kundana wonders why her family would care what color Kuku is--she's beautiful! Inspired by first-time author Harshini Vankineni's own experiences with colorism--the practice of treating people differently because of how dark or light their skin is--\u003ci\u003eWhat Color Is the Baby?\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving journey of a big sister finding a new and loving way to describe and defend her adored baby sister, while Neha Rawat's warm illustrations delight with coziness and love of family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarshini Vankineni\u003c\/b\u003e is fluent in four languages and is a member of SCBWI. \u003ci\u003eWhat Color Is the Baby?\u003c\/i\u003e is her publishing debut. An immigrant from India, Harshini Vankineni lives in Southern California with her husband and two young children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeha Rawat \u003c\/b\u003eis an engineer and the illustrator of several books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eMasala Chai\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Fast and Slow \u003c\/i\u003eby Rajani LaRocca, \u003ci\u003eZuni and the Memory Jar \u003c\/i\u003eby Aisha Saeed, and \u003ci\u003eThe Totally NOT Wicked Stepmother\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in India.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.3 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52664228512051,"sku":"9781536228946","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Nu0_eDy3fB9781536228946.webp?v=1762710775","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/what-color-is-the-baby-a-celebration-of-skin-tones-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}