Not Quite Snow White

This is one of the best children's books for little girls of color. It will encourage them to do and be anything they like.

I love this story. I purchased it because my grand goes to a predominately white school and she began to feel inferior about her brown skin. We don’t do that at all! This was one of the few books I purchased for her and she was able to understand that just because the stories traditionally have Caucasian princesses, it doesn’t mean they can’t be other nationalities.

I'm filipino and grew up in a predominantly caucasian area. I remember almost every halloween I was made fun of because there were no "chinese" versions of batman or whatever. That humiliation always affected me. Now I have daughters of my own who will soon be in the same situation as they noticed their skin is "not like Elsas". So I got this book. I hate to admit it but it made me tear up. It shows how a confident little girl was filled with such doubt because of others peoples prejudices and how she overcame it with the love and support from her parents. My daugthers now know they can be whoever they want, even if their skin is different.

I found this book to be so adorable. I read it to my young niece and she loved the images she saw. Many people complained about fat shaming by using the word Chubby and not wanting taint their kids with that mentality but did not acknowledge her being “too brown” for a fictional character. Draw your own conclusions there. The world we live in still struggles with many of these issues and mentalities. While it’s understandable parents want to protect their children’s innocence, the safest place to have those conversations begin at home. Either way, I highly recommend this book

If only this book could have been read to me as a child...it truly could have changed my life. As a mixed girl who grew up in the theater world I was constantly struggling with not feeling like I was enough; when I read this book (now as an adult in the professional theater industry) I cried tears of sadness and joy and was so excited to share it with the little ones in my life! This book is for any and all grown-ups who have little ones of color in their lives (especially little ones inspired by the performing arts). I would also encourage this book to be shared with children who are not of color to help foster a conversation that challenges how we navigate historical norms!

What a wonderful book! From a lovely character named Tameika to adorable illustrations, this book is a perfect read for any child who lets self-doubt, especially due to unkind words from other children, get in the way of his or her dreams. I loved it.

This book was really good what I dislike a about it was that when the kids called her to tall chubby and to brown who I recommend to my best friend dakhota and why I rate it a 5 because I really liked it

I like this book for young african american girls learning about themselves!