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If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio

If Dominican Were a Color

Sili Recio

Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · September 22, 2020

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Who it’s for
Soft rhyme and vivid color imagery celebrate the many shades of Dominican life.
Themes
Dominican identity, Nature's vivid colors, Cultural pride
Genres
US: Hispanic & Latino Stories, Color Books, Caribbean & Latin American Stories

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About this book

The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited.

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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.

A Nation in Hues

Soft rhyme and vivid color imagery celebrate the many shades of Dominican life.

Come here for

  • Sunset reds, ocean blues, maize yellow, and cocoa shades
  • A joyful celebration of Dominican identity

Expect

  • Gentle rhyme with evocative color imagery
  • A palette drawn from nature and skin tones

Where it sits

Color Books70%
Caribbean & Latin American Stories63%
US: Hispanic & Latino Stories31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • US: African American Stories
  • Caribbean & Latin American Stories
  • Diversity & Multicultural
Authors
Sili Recio
Publisher
Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
September 22, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Dominican identity · Nature's vivid colors · Cultural pride
Reading lane
US: African American Stories