Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
African American girls and their beautiful hair are celebrated in this bright, joyful read-together picture book that will have girls everywhere repeating the book's chorus: "I love being me " Full 'fro, cute bow I love being me Smart girl, cool curls I love being me
African American girls will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book celebrating the diversity of beautiful black hair. From a cute crop to pom-pom puffs, adorable illustrations of girls with gorgeous braids, blowouts, and bantus grace each page, side by side with a call-and-response affirmation that will make girls cheer. It's a great read-aloud to promote self-esteem for girls of all ages, building and growing the foundation of self-love (and hair love ) and letting every girl know "You are made beautiful "
"A book that pays homage to the versatility of black hair. . . . Fun to read aloud."--Kirkus
And look for Cool Cuts--a hip hair book for boys --coming in February 2020
Synopsis
Girls with natural black hair are celebrated in this bright, joyful read-together picture book that will have kids everywhere chanting the book's chorus: "I love being me " Full 'fro, cute bow I love being me Smart girl, cool curls I love being me
Girls will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book celebrating the diversity of beautiful black hair. From a cute crop to pom-pom puffs, adorable illustrations of girls with gorgeous braids, blowouts, and bantus grace each page, side by side with a positive message that will make girls cheer. It's a great read-aloud to promote self-esteem for girls of all ages, building and growing the foundation of self-love (and hair love ) and letting every girl know "You are made beautiful "
"A book that pays homage to the versatility of black hair. . . . Fun to read aloud."--Kirkus
And look for Cool Cuts too--a hip and positive hair book for boys
Synopsis
Mechal Renee Roe, illustrator of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's S
uper Heroes Are Everywhere, creates a joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating g
irls with natural black hair that will have kids everywhere chanting: I love being me
Full 'fro, cute bow I love being me Smart girl, cool curls I love being me
Girls will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic book full of beautiful Black hairstyles. From a cute crop to pom-pom puffs, adorable illustrations of girls with gorgeous braids, blowouts, and bantus grace each page, side by side with a positive message that will make girls cheer. It's a great read-aloud to promote self-esteem for girls of all ages, building and growing the foundation of self-love (and hair love ) and letting every girl know You are made beautiful
A book that pays homage to the versatility of black hair. . . . Fun to read aloud."--Kirkus
And look for Cool Cuts too--an inspiring and positive hair book for boys
Synopsis
The
New York Times best-selling illustrator of Vice President Kamala Harris's S
uper Heroes Are Everywhere creates a joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating Black and Brown g
irls with natural hair. Kids everywhere will be chanting its celebratory chorus: "I love being me "
Full 'fro, cute bow I love being me Smart girl, cool curls I love being me
Girls will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic book full of beautiful Black hairstyles. From a cute crop to pom-pom puffs, adorable illustrations of girls with gorgeous braids, blowouts, and bantus grace each page, side by side with a positive message that will make girls cheer. It's a great read-aloud to promote self-esteem for girls of all ages, building and growing the foundation of self-love (and hair love ) and letting every girl know "You are made beautiful "
Look for all the books in the Happy Hair series:
- Cool Cuts
- I'm Growing Great
- Smart Sisters
- I Love Being Me (Step Into Reading)
- I Am Born to Be Awesome (Step Into Reading)