I Love My Hair!

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Every night before she goes to bed, Keyana sits down between her mother’s knees to have her hair combed. To soothe her hurting places, Mama tells Keyana why she’s so lucky to have her head of hair and explores with her all the wonderful styles that she can wear. Keyana's, mother in the book, uses different illustrations for different hair styles such as "or I can part your hair into straight lines and plant rows of braids along your scalp, the way we plant seeds in our garden. This book is so beautifully illustrated, and it goes through all the ways black girls can wear and love their natural hair. Calendar arrived safely in plastic-free packaging - which I've not seen before with a calendar, so kudos for that.

Sign up to the Little, Brown newsletter for news of upcoming publications, competitions and updates from our authors. Imaginatively, the woman goes on to say that she can spin it into a fine, soft bun or “plant rows of braids” along her scalp, prompting her daughter to think of other wonderful things she likes about her hair.

But her Mama tells her how beautiful her hair is, and as she fixes Keyana's hair, she tells her stories of the past. It means a lot for an African American little girl to know she is different, but still feel good about herself.

celebrates the positive self-image and cultural identity of African-American girls, and [this book] does the same for boys. has been a staple in African-American picture books for over 20 years, and now has a fresh, updated cover that shines on the shelves! Lewis’s soft watercolor illustrations perfectly accompany this sweet story of self-acceptance, empowerment, and hope. I need not have worried, I Love My Hair is an outstanding book that should be on every little curly girl’s bookshelf.

This is great read-aloud for young children because they can easily identify with the main character. With breathtaking paintings and a lilting, poetic text, Aston and Lewis present a book that sparkles with the beauty and grace of the subject it celebrates—a newborn child. The Love My Hair, Hair Massage Comb works with 650nm of Red Light Therapy to stimulate the hair follicles by increasing blood circulation and adjust endocrine, used to send oxygen and nutrition needed to the hair follicle. Looking at it now I do see that nothing is connecting that bobbin to the wheel but I’ll still accept it. Well, she thinks she’s reading but in fact she’s repeating what she remembers and filling in the blanks with her interpretation of the illustrations.

I have even had some students jealous of my students with Black hair while my students with Black hair are simultaneously jealous of students with straight hair.This story also draws on traditions, cultural identity, and how we determine what we like about ourselves.

Little, Brown) is a tender tribute to African hair and the bond formed between mother and daughter through the rituals of combing, parting, oiling, and braiding. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. Each evening, Keyana's mother lovingly combs out her tangles before bed and, when it hurts, Mama assures her that she is very lucky to have such hair ""because it's beautiful and you can wear it in any style you choose. When she cries because it hurts, her sympathetic mother tells her how lucky she is to have such beautiful hair. When family recipes are passed down from one generation to the next, stories often accompany them; so it is with the tea cakes that Tosh's grandmother, Honey, bakes for him.She received her BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and her MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her hair and hair styles made her confident about who she was and helped her learn about the important connections of cultural history through hairstyles. This would be a great book to teach about diversity, it is a very true example of what most little African American girls go through when getting our hair combed.