Brown Like Me

by Noelle Lamperti

Book Overview

Noelle Lamperti was five years old when she began identifying with things that were brown. Adopted into a white family in rural Vermont-America's whitest state, it became an important part of her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892281031
• ISBN13: 9781892281036
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: New Victoria Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Book From a Child's Perspective

As an adoptive mother of three it has been so hard to find a book that focuses on transracial adoption without an international topic. My daughter is three years old and, like Noelle, is intrigued by all things brown. I find it refreshing that this book is written in a child's perspective. It is simply written and the photos hold Grace's attention. This book would be a wonderful addition to any family's library.

Ode to Brown

A good book to add to your young one's library whether s/he is brown or white. The pictures are a mix of photos and drawings that lend themselves to wonderful discussions. My first read I was not that impressed but as I shared it with my Granddaughter and saw the pictures and heard the words through her ~ I was hooked because she was hooked!

We love this book!

As transracial adoptive parents, we looked high and low for books about African American children adopted by caucasian parents. My daughter, 4, loves this book about Noelle's search for brown things that help her feel as though she belongs. Brown Like Me is a wonderful, thoughtful and joyful book about how a family can look very different, yet feel so much love.