Sunflower Sisters

Ages 4 to 7, Grades P to 3

Sunflower Sisters celebrates two strong and independent girls experiencing each other's South Asian and Nigerian traditions while learning to embrace the color of their dark brown skin

In this heartwarming celebration of skin shades from sun-browned to autumn-leaf-gold, Amitra and Kiki get dressed for their siblings' weddings while enduring family nitpicks about lightening cream, sun rays, and the skin-darkening effects of the color yellow. Luckily, Amitra's mother has a lesson or two to teach about that! With the support and empowerment of their moms, the sunflower sisters are two strong, confident girls–one South Asian the other Nigerian–finding joy in their own skin.

About the Author

MONIKA SINGH GANGOTRA is a trained psychologist who has researched cultural identity as well as health psychology for her doctorate. She lives in Birmingham, England but was raised in New South Wales, Australia.MICHAELA DIAS-HAYES has a background in children's fashion and textile design. Her personal experiences of part-Jamaican heritage and her marriage into an Indian family helped to shape her illustrations for Sunflower Sisters. She live in Leicester, England.