--Hi. I'm Tia Mowry. --And I'm Tamera Mowry from "Sister, Sister."
Welcome to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation BookPALS.
And today, we're going to be reading "No Mirrors in my Nana's House."
You know, Tamera, when I was first introduced to this book, I was very intrigued by the title, "No Mirrors in My Nana's House"
and I actually, you know, had to ask myself, how would this world, or how would our society actually be without any mirrors?
I mean, would there be any stereotypes?
I liked the book because I thought it sounded like a song and it kind of had a wonderful rhythm to it. So I'm very excited.
I think it's very colorful and fun.
The author of the book is Ysaye Barnwell and the illustrations and paintings are by Synthia Saint James.
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house
No mirrors in my Nana's house
So the beauty that I saw in everything
The beauty in everything
Was in her eyes like the rising of the sun.
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house
No mirrors in my Nana's house
So I never knew that my skin was too black
I never knew that my nose was too flat
I never knew that my clothes didn't fit
I never knew there were things that I missed
'Cause the beauty in everything was in her eyes
Like the rising of the sun.
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house
No mirrors in my Nana's house
I was intrigued by the cracks in the wall
I tasted with joy the dust that would fall
The noise in the hallway was music to me
The trash and the rubbish just cushioned my feet
And the beauty in everything was in her eyes,
like the rising of the sun was in her eyes.
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house
No mirrors in my Nana's house
The world outside was a magical place
I only knew love and I never knew hate
And the beauty in everything was in her eyes
like the rising of the sun
Chil', look deep into my eyes
Remember in the beginning when I told you this book reminded me of a song?
Actually, it was inspired by a song.
And you know the author, Ysaye Barnwell, she's in a group called "Sweet Honey and the Rock."
And now, we get to listen to them sing: "No Mirrors in My Nana's House."
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
And the beauty that I saw in everything The beauty in everything
Yeah, was in her eyes Like the rising of the sun
I'm telling you, there were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
I never knew that my skin was too black
And I never knew that my nose was too flat
And I never knew that my clothes didn't fit
And I never knew there were things that I'd missed
'Cause the beauty in everything, yeah Was in her eyes
Like the rising of the sun was in her eyes
Oh, there were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
I was intrigued by the cracks in the wall
The dust in the sun looked like snow that would fall
The noise in the hallway was music to me
The trash and the rubbish would cushion my feet
And the beauty in everything Was in her eyes
Like the rising of the sun was in her eyes
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
The world outside was a magical place
I only knew love and I didn't know hate
And the beauty in everything, yeah Was in her eyes
Like the rising of the sun was in her eyes
There were no mirrors in my Nana's house No mirrors in my Nana's house
And the beauty that I saw in everything The beauty in everything, yeah
Was in her eyes Like the rising of the sun was in her eyes
Chil', look deep into my eyes
--Wow, that was incredible. That was beautiful. --I loved it.
You know what, in a way, it made the book come alive to me.
--Yeah. It really did. If you're reading it-- --It touches you.
Mm-hmm, right here, in the heart, in the soul, it was very beautiful.
Well, I enjoyed it. I hope you guys did too, and thanks for watching.
Bye!