Colin Kaepernick’s new children’s book will explore “the beauty of being different.”

Colin Kaepernick’s new children’s book will explore “the beauty of being different.” The athlete-turned-activist recently announced that his company Kaepernick Publishing is partnering with Scholastic to release I Color Myself Different next year as part of a multi-book deal. According to Kaepernick, the new book is based on “a pivotal moment” in his childhood when he drew his adopted White family in yellow crayons and himself as Brown during a drawing exercise in kindergarten, and was the first time he acknowledged and was made aware of the differences in their appearance, and was empowered to celebrate those differences. He said in a statement: “This story is deeply personal to me and inspired by real events in my life. I hope that it honors the courage and bravery of young people everywhere by encouraging them to live life with authenticity and purpose.” (LA Times)