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I’m the Colour of Honey
Maimouna Jallow
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Maimouna Jallow. Illustrator: Caroline Faysse. Designer: Charné Casey. Editor: Alison Ziki.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: I’m the Colour of Honey (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Pause at Amanda’s expressions and let the child name what she might be feeling. At the end, explore the final question together without asking them to disclose anything personal.
- Themes
- Appearance, family and belonging: Amanda initially wishes she looked like her parents. They point out her smile, teeth and heart as things they share. The ending affirms connection through shared features and affection, without suggesting that family members must look alike.
- Assumptions about families: People in public repeatedly ask whether Amanda’s mother is her aunt and her father is her teacher. Amanda’s upset response suggests the assumptions are unwelcome, though the story does not explicitly discuss the strangers’ intentions.
- Worth knowing
- Amanda is visibly unhappy about being mistaken for someone else’s child; she tries to change her appearance and cries when the paint washes off.