Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match by Monica Brown is a fun story about a girl who is multiracial. She is Peruvian, Scottish and American decent. She has red hair, brown skin and freckles. She likes stripes with polka-dots, peanut butter and jelly burritos, and speaking English and Spanish at the same time. When the kids at school tell her, "Marisol McDonald, you couldn't match if you wanted to." She takes on the challenge and tries for a day to do everything that matches. She finds that her day is rather boring and dull. When her art teacher Ms. Apple writes her a note and tells her "I like you just the way you are". Marisol decides she likes not matching and she's not going to stop. Her family cheers and they go get a puppy with one rounded ear and one pointed ear, one brown and one blue eye and they name him "Kitty".
What I love:
What I love:
- This book address the challenge that multi-racial children have in "being true" to their heritage.
- The wonderful and positive way it displays individuality and creativity as a positive attribute in a person.
- The fun illustration and story make it easy for any child to want to read it.
- I love having both the Spanish and English words on the page.
About the Author
Monica Brown is an award winning author of multicultural children's literature books. Of Peruvian-American heritage, she addresses the issues that come from being of mixed race. "I write from a place of deep passion, joy, and commitment to producing the highest possible quality of literature for children... I don't think it is ever too early to introduce children to the concepts of magical realism, social justice, and dreaming big!" She has written numerous picture books and books for young readers. She is currently a professor of English at Northern Arizona University specializing in Latino and Multicultural Literature.