by Taye Diggs (Author), Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
The team who brought us Chocolate Me!, Taye Diggs and illustrator by Shane W. Evans, return with an upbeat story about a mixed-race boy in this heartfelt picture book. Mixed Me!.
Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light:"We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right." Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them. Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.
Author Biography
Taye Diggs is an actor whose awards include an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. His performance credits include motion pictures (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Chicago), stage (Rent, Wicked), and television (The Good Wife, Private Practice).
Shane W. Evans is the illustrator of numerous award-winning books for children, including Underground, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; We March, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012, and Osceola, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.3 x 10.4 x 8.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 05, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Mixed Me!
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 1.8
Point Value: 0.5