Is there anything more splendid than a baby's skin? For families of all stripes comes a sweet celebration of what makes us unique-and what holds us together. Look at you! You look so cute in your brand-new birthday suit. Just savor these bouquets of babies-cocoa-brown, cinnamon, peaches and cream. As they grow, their clever skin does too, enjoying hugs and tickles, protecting them inside and out, and making them one of a kind. Fran Manushkin's rollicking text and Lauren Tobia's delicious illustrations paint a breezy and irresistible picture of the human family-and how wonderful it is to be just who you are. Manushkin offers a cheeky meditation on the everyday miraculousness of skin, with a biracial family at the center of her story. "It's terrific to have skin," she muses. "It keeps the outsides out/ and your insides in." Skin is also something we all have in common, regardless of age, color, or whether it's adorned with "freckles/ or birthmarks/ or dimples." With plenty of sentimental books about belonging available, a fun angle on the ties that bind members of the human family is welcome; the silly-earnest premise inspires several quirky observations to keep readers intrigued, including a shout-out to scabs as "a perfect seal." Following a light-skinned mother and her three children (who share their father's brown skin), Tobia creates an expansive, multicultural cast of urbanites enjoying themselves at a park, at the public pool, and at a boisterous block party. It's freewheeling fun-a perfect book for the months when we all try to wear as little as possible.