THE PROUDEST COLOR with Illustrator Monica Mikai

Illustrator Monica Mikai joins host Dr. Carla Marie Manly to discuss her work on upcoming book The Proudest Color, written by Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou. The Proudest Color officially publishes on September 14, 2021, and is available for pre-order now.

https://www.familius.com/book/the-proudest-color/

ABOUT THE BOOK:

For me, brown is more than feeling proud. 
It’s the color I see when I see me.

Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she’s happy, she feels a razzle-dazzle pink in her hands. When she’s sad, she feels a deep blue behind her eyes. But she isn’t quite sure how to feel about the color of her skin. Kids at school tell her she is different, but her mother tells her to be proud! From a diverse team and based on extensive research, The Proudest Color is a timely, sensitive introduction to race, racism, and racial pride.
ABOUT MONICA:

Monica Mikai is an illustrator and former educator. She has an MFA from the New York Studio School where she studied painting and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and her two sons.