Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

"A picture book that delves deep into the color blue is one thing, but author Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrator Daniel Minter are equally determined to also decenter whiteness in this visually stunning history. With sumptuous art that never stops surprising, this book follows the human history of our attempts, failures and successes at capturing the color blue and making it our own. Extra points for the book’s particularly elegant connections between indigo, the slavery trade and “The Blues” as they relate to Black history. (For ages 4 to 8)"