About the Book
Book: Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown
Author: Xochitl (So-Cheel) Dixon
Genre: Children’s picture book, fiction, ages 3-8
Release date: October 1, 2024
Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown, follows a young boy on a joyously affirming adventure that celebrates all shades of brown, from the darkest to the lightest.
From new school desks to freckles and moles, from fresh pastries to cedar canoes, brown is everywhere around us. God created and used brown to color the giant California redwoods, the Grand Canyon walls, busy beavers building dams, great horned owls hoo-hooing, and his image-bearers.
Everywhere that I go
I’m searching to see
something wonderfully, marvelously
brown—just like you and like me!
Illustrated by Pura Belpré Honor Award artist Sara Palacios and written by Xochitl Dixon, Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown takes kids on a tour of the U.S. to seek and find all the brilliant and beautiful shades of brown—from ivory to ebony—that God created. Readers will be encouraged to love the skin tone God chose for them as they observe how the spectacular shades of brown are reflected in their communities and the world around them.
Author Q&A
- What key message would you like children to take away from Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown?
I want every child to feel seen and loved, created on purpose and with a purpose, so they can love the skin color God gave them and celebrate the skin colors God gave everyone else.
- How can people get the parent/educator resources for Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown?
I am always adding resources to every book page on my website at www.xedixon.com and offer free downloads, activity sheets to enrich the reading experience. I also enjoy visiting schools, afterschool groups, churches, nonprofits, and other groups or events via Zoom and in person.
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Excerpt One: https://coverloverbookreview.blogspot.com/2024/09/wonderfully-marvelously-brown.html
Excerpt Two: https://lakesidelivingsite.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/wonderfully-marvelously-brown-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Three: http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/epic-book-launch-and-excerpt-wonderfully-marvelously-brown-picture-book/
Excerpt Four: https://www.guildmaster97.com/posts/wonderfully-marvelously-brown-epic-book-launch-excerpt/
Excerpt Five: https://www.amoderndayfairytale.net/2024/09/wonderfully-marvelously-brown-epic-book.html
Excerpt Six: https://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/wonderfully-marvelously-brown-epic-book-launch/
About the Author
Xochitl (So-Cheel) Dixon, author of Waiting for God: Trusting Him for the Answers to Your Prayers, is a regular contributor for Our Daily Bread, the bestselling God Hears Her compilations and blog, and Tyndale’s NLT Go Bible for Kids (September 2024). Equipping readers to grow closer to God while nurturing an authentic loving community, she shares biblical encouragement, celebrates ethnic diversity, and advocates for disability awareness with her beautifully diverse family and her service dog, Callie, featured in the 2021 ECPA Christian Book Award Children’s Book Finalist Different Like Me, Diferente como yo, What Color is God’s Love? and Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown. She connects with readers on Instagram, Facebook, and at www.xedixon.com.