Background Circle Background Circle
Black Is a Rainbow Color

Black Is a Rainbow Color

Black Is a Rainbow Color
Price: $2.99
(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC – Details)


A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.

Red is a rainbow color.
Green sits next to blue.
Yellow, orange, violet, indigo,
They are rainbow colors, too, but

My color is black . . .
And there’s no BLACK in rainbows.

From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall’s back, Black surrounds our lives. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped change the world and a community that continues to grow and thrive.

Stunningly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree and Coretta Scott King Award winner Ekua Holmes, Black Is a Rainbow Color is a sweeping celebration told through debut author Angela Joy’s rhythmically captivating and unforgettable words.

An ALSC Notable Children’s Book 2021
An NCTE 2021 Notable Poetry Book
A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book of the NCSS/CBC
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020

A Washington Post Best Book of 2020
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year
A 2020 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honoree

Related Posts
I Promise
I Promise

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! An Instant Indie Bestseller! *An Amazon Best Book Read more

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn urgent primer on race and racism, from the Read more

Full, Full, Full of Love
Full, Full, Full of Love

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) Warm illustrations spice up this rhythmical ode to the joys of family and Read more

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) In the best-selling tradition of Sloan Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cake Read more

Lola at the Library (Lola Reads)
Lola at the Library (Lola Reads)

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) Learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola.  Every Read more

Deacon King Kong: A Novel
Deacon King Kong: A Novel

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) One of Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of the Year"Oprah's Book Club PickNamed one Read more

Dancing in the Wings
Dancing in the Wings

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) Sassy is a long-legged girl who always has something to say. She wants Read more

Black People Invented Everything: The Deep History of Indigenous Creativity
Black People Invented Everything: The Deep History of Indigenous Creativity

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) Who invented the traffic light? What about transportation itself? Farming? Art? Modern chemistry? Read more

Hair Love
Hair Love

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) "I love that Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father Read more

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as Read more

I Am Enough
I Am Enough

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) A #1 New York Times bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards picture book winner! This is Read more

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

Price: $2.99(as of Feb 25, 2021 02:08:48 UTC - Details) NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD • An inspiring collection of essays by black Read more