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A History of Me

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Who do you see when you look in the mirror? One mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her own daughter and children of color everywhere.

Life can be hard for the only brown girl in a classroom full of white students. When the teacher talks about slavery, she can feel all of her classmates staring at her. When they talk about civil rights, she is the one that other kids whisper about on the playground. In those moments, she wants to slip away or seep into the ground; and she wonders, is that all you see when you look at me?

What really matters is what she sees when she looks at herself. She is a reflection of the courage, strength, intelligence and creativity that's been passed down from generation to generation through her ancestors.

Customer Reviews (4.9 / 5 · 20 reviews)

Julian J. ★★★★★

This book hit me right in the chest. The mirror metaphor is so tender and powerful, and the way it frames a mother's history as a gift for her daughter's future is something I'll carry with me. My daughter asked me to read it twice in one night.

Lily D. ★★★★★

As a mom, I’ve read a lot of picture books, but this one hit differently—the way it weaves the mother’s own school years into a message for her daughter feels so real and tender. My six-year-old asked me to read it twice in a row, and it opened up a conversation about identity I didn’t expect.

Stella O. ★★★★★

The mirror metaphor in this book is so beautifully handled, and the mother's voice feels genuine rather than preachy. I read it aloud with my daughter and we both ended up in a deep conversation about identity that I didn't expect from a picture book.