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Title: I Am Tan
Author: Michele Rose
Narrator: Victoria Brown, Wayne Foote, Alex Brown, Christian Finley, Rachel Baita, Gloria Finley, LC Finley, Krista Bolton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-08-18
Publisher: Finley Arts
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
There are white people, black people, brown people, red people, and yellow people, but what about the people who are bi-racial or multi-racial? They may find that they do not fit so neatly into one of these basic colors.
This question of race and color leads one six-year-old boy named Christian on a quest to seek answers. He asks his parents, kids at school, and teachers what color they think he is and what color he should say he is. As the day progresses, he hears stereotypes about race and color, but he also hears valuable information which helps him to embrace all of who he is. By the end of the day, he has learned to think outside of a black-and-white box.
From publisher:
Here in America, it is more likely that people will be described as white or black, versus Caucasian or African American, so color is the audiobook's focus. The main character of this audiobook has a white mommy and a black daddy. The word tan is from the child's own mouth. He came to this conclusion when he was coloring a picture of his family. The brown crayon that he used for his daddy, was too dark for him, and the light peach crayon he used for his mommy, was too light for him; however, the tan crayon was just right!
There are endless possibilities to what a person might be mixed with. The author was only able to add a few of these in this children's audiobook, but she did want to illustrate that there are many tan people throughout the world, who are more than simply black, white, red, yellow, or brown. The other racial mixes included in this story are: Filipino and white; Asian and black; Mexican and black; and white, black, and American Indian. Two famous people are also included! Mr. Obama, who was the 44th president of the United States is half black and half white, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is half black and half Samoan.
This audiobook is written on the level of a small child, and the author hopes that as children grow older, their parents will expand upon this discussion of race, stereotypes, and color.
Full list of narrators:
Rachel Baita, Alex Brown, Victoria Brown, Krista Bolton, Christian Finley, Gloria Finley, LC Finley, Wayne Foote, Brianna Hays, Sarah Hays, Lydia Palmer, Michele Rose, Takiya Sims, and Ta'Shawn Sims.
Members Reviews:
A great read for children
I really enjoyed this story I am a teacher and believe in helping every child to realize their full potential and that starts with confidence in their self-worth. This story was well crafted and is a great way to help children learn to appreciate diversity and embrace themselves and be proud of what makes them unique. I will use this story to compliment my classroom library for sure. Great read! I recommend this book without hesitation.
Honest, inspiring & a topic needed to be discussed
As an educator for the past thirteen years this topic is one that is not written about and greatly needs to be discussed in the world we live in today. All kids need to feel an understanding and support of who they are and where they come from. Sadly, there is very literature available out there for kids discussing race, especially being mixed. The way the author wove this difficult topic of discussion into a meaningful children's story was seamless. Her illustrations which were also done by her were realistic and added to the story.
