More Colors in the Box

Based on a true story. Written for every family.

Ariana loves to color. So when a classmate comments on the color of her skin, it leaves her with a question she carries all the way home.

What happens next is a gentle, powerful lesson, sparked by a simple box of crayons, about why our differences are exactly what make the world beautiful. With the help of a caring teacher, Ariana and her classmate Jessie discover together what every child deserves to know: there is room for every color, and the world is richer because of it.

More Colors in the Box is drawn from a real moment in a real preschool classroom. It is the kind of story that leaves children a little more confident in who they are, a little kinder and more curious toward friends who look different from them, and with a simple, memorable picture of why our differences make life richer. A warm, beautifully illustrated read-aloud for children ages 3 to 8, it opens one of childhood's most important conversations with kindness, honesty, and hope.

Inside the book:

• A complete story children will ask for again and again
• Discussion questions to spark meaningful conversations at home
• A classroom lesson plan for teachers and educators

Crafted with care and shaped by research, including interviews and conversations with parents, teachers, and children, this is a book built for family story time, classrooms, and school libraries alike.

More colors in the box. A better picture for us all.

Dane Kiambi, Ph.D., writes children's books rooted in true stories.The idea for Pathfinder Book Press began at home, when his four-year-old daughter came home from preschool asking whether she could scrub her skin to change its color. That moment became the company's first book, More Colors in the Box, and set the course for everything Pathfinder publishes: real moments from real lives, told with honesty and warmth, and crafted to open the conversations that matter most in childhood.Dane is an award-winning professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, where he has spent his career studying how stories shape the way people understand themselves and one another. Before academia, he spent eight years in journalism and public relations. He brings that same belief in the power of a well-told story to children's books, where he thinks the most important stories of all begin.Above all, he is a father to twin daughters, who remain the reason for every book he publishes. Pathfinder Book Press is his way of giving them, and children everywhere, stories that tell the truth and celebrate who they are.True stories. Beautifully told.