This was super cute and had great talking points at the end for discussing race with children.

I liked the simplicity and positivity of “Marvelous Maravilloso.” The note in the back was interesting, too!

Truly marvelous. Such an important story to help children understand that diversity is beautiful and should be welcomed. With very fun, colorful illustrations!

Children will ask questions. They want to know about their family in relation to other families. They want to be sure that what they are is "normal" and they want to know why they might be a different color than either parent.

In this colorful picture book, the little girl relates how everyone is different, the way that flowers are different, and that is ok, because the world would be a dull place if everything were just gray.

The illustraions of this book are as bright and colorful as flowers.



It is wonderful that this book explains, in very simple terms, what differences there are in people, but how that is fine, and beautiful

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Bilingual--English/Spanish

A book with a beautiful message about families and color.

A touching story about a young girl finding the joy in colors all around her!

Important message, but text could’ve been stronger.

A wonderful book that discusses the colors of people’s skin. That all colors are different and wonderful. That all families are wonderful no matter how they look, even if each member is a different color. A fantastic book for biracial families, or for showing biracial families in a realistic light.

Marvelous Maravilloso by Carrie Lara is about a young girl exploring and accepting color as part of her identity and the identity of her mixed-race family. Lara incorporates both Spanish and English into her story just as a young child would in their day to day activities. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and full of color. There are also additional resources in the back of the book explaining how children perceive color, race, and identity as well as suggestions for how to approach situations where a child may question why people look different. Overall, this is a wonderful book with a beautiful message.

Truly marvelous. Such an important story to help children understand that diversity is beautiful and should be welcomed. With very fun, colorful illustrations!