s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁an ▁young ▁African - American ▁child ▁discover ing ▁things ▁around ▁him ▁that ▁are ▁the ▁color ▁brown . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Brown ▁is ▁a ▁Beautiful ▁Color ▁received ▁reviews ▁from ▁publications ▁including ▁Kirk us ▁Re views , ▁The ▁Family ▁Co ordin ator , ▁Black ▁World / N eg ro ▁Dig est , ▁and ▁The ▁Bul letin ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁Books . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁also ▁c ited ▁in ▁early ▁child hood ▁education ▁curr icul ums , ▁including ▁those ▁from ▁the ▁Education ▁Resources ▁Information ▁Center . ▁ ▁Kirk us ▁Re views ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁review ▁that ▁" Wh ile ▁black ▁is ▁the ▁r ally ing ▁cry , ▁brown ▁is ▁the ▁skin ▁color , ▁here ▁noted ▁as ▁it ▁appears ▁in ▁city ▁and ▁country , ▁in ▁ch oc olate ▁and ▁cookies ▁and ▁roll s ... Com ing ▁from ▁two ▁involved , ▁aware ▁Neg ro es , ▁this ▁surpr ises ▁by ▁its ▁simp lic ism ; ▁but ▁if ▁it ▁matches ▁your ▁needs , ▁you ▁may ▁want ▁to ▁over look ▁its ▁short com ings ▁( tr ite ▁text , ▁und ist ingu ished ▁draw ings ) ▁as ▁a ▁picture ▁book ▁too ." ▁ ▁The ▁Bul letin ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁Books ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁review ▁that ▁" The ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁not ▁really ▁that ▁brown ▁is ▁a ▁beautiful ▁color ▁but ▁that ▁A ▁-