The Color of Your Skin. Desirée Acevedo, Silvia Álvarez, ill. 2021. Cuento de Luz. 32 pages. [Source: Provided via Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review.] The Color of Your Skin follows a young artist, Vega, who is drawing a special picture she aspires to have grace her mom’s “gallery” on the refrigerator. She’s interrupted by a friend asking for the “skin-colored” pencil, which sets the story for the rest of the book. The request is an innocent one, yet it prompts the kids to ask exactly whose skin is being represented as the standard when, in fact, they and those they know in their community, have skin of countless shades and tones. I like the premise of this book, translated from Spanish, and how it addresses the normalization of dominant identities/phenotypes as well as the importance of intentionality in language. Sure, kids might not see it that way, but this book presents a palatable lesson about the importance of both diversity and representation, even in something seemingly as simple as crayons. By having the kids consider the myriad shades reflected in their daily lives, they affirm each other as worthy of being represented in the crayon box. I…