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24) Hair for Mama
Author
Language
English
Description
When Marcus's mother has chemotherapy for her cancer and loses her hair, he tries to find new hair for her to make her well again.
25) Happy hair
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A visual and rhyming celebration of African-American girls' hair" --
26) Bedtime bonnet
Author
Language
English
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Description
As family members braid, brush, twirl, roll, and tighten their hair before bedtime, putting on kerchiefs, wave caps, and other protective items, the little sister cannot find her bonnet.
28) I love my hair!
Author
Language
English
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Books for Black Lives
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Books for Black Lives
Description
A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
29) Beautiful
Author
Language
English
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Books for Kindergarteners
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Description
"Every girl is unique, talented and lovable...Every girl is beautiful"--Book jacket.
30) Cool cuts
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Language
English
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Description
Presents a picture book celebrating the diversity of African American boys' hairstyles. Features rhyming affirmations to accompany each illustration of a hairstyle ranging from afros and cornrows to curls and high-tops.
31) The braid girls
Author
Language
English
Description
"Three girls start a hair-braiding business at their summer camp to make money, while competing against a rival business that threatens their plans."--
33) Nappy hair
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Language
English
Description
Various people at a backyard picnic offer their comments on a young girl's tightly curled, "nappy" hair.
34) Wilfred
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Language
English
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Description
When Wilfred, a big, hairy, and lonesome giant, enters a town full of tiny bald people, he finds only one friend but that proves to be enough when the other townspeople trick him out of his warm hair.
35) Horrible haircut
Author
Language
English
Description
When Mum decides to cut Lucy's long, tangly, messy hair, the activity becomes quite an adventure.
36) Bedhead
Author
Language
English
Description
After many unsuccessful attempts to control his unruly hair one morning, Oliver and his family think that they have solved the problem--until he gets to school and finds that it is school picture day.
37) Erandi's braids
Author
Language
English
Description
In a poor Mexican village, Erandi surprises her mother by offering to sell her long, beautiful hair in order to raise enough money to buy a new fishing net.