# Skin Again - Board Book

by **Bell Hooks** (Author), **Chris Raschka** (Illustrator)

**From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers--in board book edition.**

_The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide._  
Race matters, but what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free.

This award-winning book celebrates all that makes us unique and different and offers a strong, timely and timeless message of loving yourself and others.

**Don't miss these other books by bell hooks and Chris Raschka!**  
**_Be Boy Buzz_**  
**_Happy to Be Nappy_**  
**_Grump Groan Growl_**  

### Author Biography

bell hooks is a world-renowned cultural critic, feminist theorist, and distinguished author and professor of English at Berea College. She has written several acclaimed children's books including _Be Boy Buzz_, _Skin Again_, and _Happy to Be Nappy_, all illustrated by Chris Raschka. **Chris Raschka** is the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of _The Hello, Goodbye Window_ and _A Ball for Daisy_. He also received a Caldecott Honor for _Yo! Yes?_ and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: _Happy to Be Nappy_, _Skin Again_, and _Be Boy Buzz_. A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City.

**Number of Pages:** 26

**Dimensions:** 0.58 x 6.86 x 6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 23, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 7.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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