My Hair Is My Friend

 Author: Myrce'tez Gowan-Perkins  Category: Black Joy, Elementary School, Family, Hair and Beauty, Preschool, Self-Esteem and Identity  Language: English  Reading Age: Elementary School, Preschool  Illustrator: Danielle Arrington  Share: More Details  Amazon  Bookshop org
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After Cali realizes that her natural hair doesn’t listen to a thing she says, she decides to take her older sister’s approach to treat her hair like a friend with kindness, love, and care.

This uplifting story shines an unfiltered light on the frustration that many children with ethnic hair have and provides a positive, whimsical spin on embracing and celebrating hair. The sibling relationship between Cali and her older sister Naomi demonstrates the passing down of hair care knowledge for generations.

Both Myrce’tez Gowan-Perkins and Danielle Arrington pulled from their own experiences with hair acceptance while creating this book in hopes that children will befriend their hair and embrace positive self-talk earlier in life.

My Hair Is My Friend
Written by Myrce’tez Gowan-Perkins
Illustrated by Danielle Arrington

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