With spirits as bright as the yellow of sunflowers, Amrita has a sweet and confident personality a kindhearted girl turned into a knowledgeable young woman under her mother's proper guidance. * Thanks to Netgalley, I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This is a wonderful book to have in schools, classrooms and public libraries.

As well, this is a story of friendship and acceptance. The other thing I liked was the sharing of customs, particularly using the illustrations to show the beautiful, traditional clothing.

I loved how their mother dealt with this and explained it all to Amrita, encouraging her to wear yellow and wiping the cream of her older daughter's face. Some family members prefer lighter skin, while others are happy to embrace the skin they are in. The sad part is the discussion of the color of their skin. Color is the main theme in the story with colorful clothing worn by the brides, the wedding parties, and, guests. This is explained at the back of the book talking about the history, the reasons and why we need to help dispel the myths. They bring cream for her to wear that will make her skin paler, they also want Amrita to stay out of the sun so she does not get tanned, and not to wear yellow as it will make her skin appear darker. Amrita's aunties show up to help her sister get ready for her wedding. I had heard of this before, but I really like the way this book shines a light on it. This story details the issue of colorism. Both have family weddings coming up, and they are excited about all the preparations.

Two young girls, one South Asian, one Nigerian, are best friends.

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