About this item
Highlights
- With rhythmic, rhyming verse, this picture book follows two girls--one non-Black Puerto Rican, one Black--as they discover the stories their hair can tell.
- 7-8 Years
- 9.25" x 9.0" Paperback
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
Description
About the Book
A celebration of natural Black and Latinx hair, written in rhythmic, rhyming verse.
Book Synopsis
With rhythmic, rhyming verse, this picture book follows two girls--one non-Black Puerto Rican, one Black--as they discover the stories their hair can tell.
Preciosa has hair that won't stay straight, won't be confined. Rudine's hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules.
Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future.
With rhythmic, rhyming verse and vibrant collage art, author NoNieqa Ramos and illustrator Keisha Morris follow two girls as they discover the stories hair can tell.
Review Quotes
"A lovely lesson in loving and having pride in oneself, perfect for fans of Matthew Cherry's Hair Love and for any shelf seeded with positive messaging."--School Library Journal
-- (10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)"This gorgeous book is about more than hair. Hair becomes the vehicle for a conversation about identity, beauty standards, bias, relationships, self-love, and more. Ramos has created a picture book that touches upon identity as it is intertwined with other elements of life, all by celebrating hair types and styles." ―Lorena Germán, Co-Founder of the Multicultural Classroom, as well as Co-Founder of #DisruptTexts, and Chair of NCTE's Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English.
-- (4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM)