Analysis Of The Beauty And Joy Of African American Children

This book illustrates the beauty and joy of African American children through vivid photography and simple poetic language. The book is easy to read with the exception of a few descriptive words that many be hard for younger ages to pronounce but still a very easy book to read. The focus is on the photographs.
They show African American children holding food, stones, and other materials that help show the vast skin tones, hair textures, and eye colors that are described in the text. Pinkey communicates differences that all children see but rarely see acknowledged in such a straightforward and positive way.