Happy Hair - Board book

Name: Happy Hair - Board book
Brand: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
SKU: 173334
Price: 7.19 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Mechal Renee Roe
ISBN: 9780593173336

By: Mechal Renee Roe

Illustrated By: Mechal Renee Roe

Product Information

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Title: Happy Hair - Board book
By: Mechal Renee Roe
Illustrated By: Mechal Renee Roe
Format: Other, N/A
Number of Pages: 28
Vendor: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2020

Dimensions: 7.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 (inches)
Weight: 2 pounds
ISBN: 0593173333
ISBN-13: 9780593173336
Ages: 0-3
Series: Happy Hair
Stock No: WW173334

Publisher's Description

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A joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating Black and Brown girls 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)

Author Bio

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MECHAL RENEE ROE created the Happy Hair series out of a need to value her own natural hair and all its stages, while creating a foundation of self-love and positivity. Her many inspirational children’s books include Happy Hair, Cool Cuts, I Love Being Me!, I’m Am Born to Be Awesome!, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Superheroes Are Everywhere, written by Vice President Kamala Harris.

Editorial Reviews

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A 2022 Black History Month Recommendation for Kids from the Teen Reading Ambassadors of the New York Public Library

"A book that pays homage to the versatility of black hair. . . . Fun to read aloud."—Kirkus