The creators of Big Boy place this story of a resourceful and thoughtful boy in the 1960s Tanzania of Mollel's childhood. 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! 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. The afro has history behind it but she likes to wear it with beads and hear the beads clacking together.

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. A warmhearted story celebrating the love of a family and the love of hair, in full colour throughout. Print pictures of all students and have them each use supplies to make different hair on themselves.ska vara stolta över sitt tjocka hår som kan vara svårt att tämja, men som man kan kreativt forma på alla olika sätt. Keyana doesn’t feel lucky to have such a head of hair–until Mama reminds her of all the lovely ways her wonderful hair can be fixed.

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. My best bits: I love the true to life illustrations, the poetic way that afro hairstyles are described and the reference to the black power movement.I think if books like this, that give power and respect to Black hair, were more available as windows and mirrors for students that divide between hair would be less apparent. The illustrations in this story also bring the hair styles alive as the background bleeds together the girl's hair and the landscapes.

Valentina’s best bits: She likes when the little girl describes her afro style like a globe and the illustration shows an out of space scene. 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. As an educator, this book can be used to discuss geography, culture, identity, environments, and freedom.At times it was unpleasant, especially if my hair was sometimes snagged while combing out tangled areas. Echewa's (The Ancestor Tree) lilting retelling describes how an orphan gains power over the villagers who treat him badly. Every night before she goes to bed, Keyana sits down between her mother’s knees to have her hair combed. p>Sign up to the Little, Brown newsletter for news of upcoming publications, competitions and updates from our authors. I Love My Hair is the story of a young black girl who learns to find pride in her hair, even though it hurts sometimes when her mother combs it.