This powerful and hopeful picture book based on a viral poem celebrates brown and Black girls and is magnificently illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Cozbi A. Cabrera.

Brown girl, brown girl, what did you see?
A world that sees my skin before it sees me.

Blaxican poet and activist Leslé Honoré’s inspiring poem, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Cozbi A. Cabrera, is a moving journey through the past, present, and future of brown and Black girls and a celebration of community, creativity, and joy—offering a reminder of the history that inspires hope, and the hope that inspires activism.