"A celebration of natural Black and Latinx hair, written in rhythmic, rhyming verse. With rhythmic, rhyming verse, this picture book follows two girls—one non-Black Puerto Rican, one Black—as they discover the stories their hair can tell. Preciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future. With rhythmic, rhyming verse and vibrant collage art, author NoNieqa Ramos and illustrator Keisha Morris follow two girls as they discover the stories hair can tell." -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Race/Culture Concepts
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Sudanese
Tribal Affiliation/Homelands: Taino
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, First/Native Nations/American Indian/Indigenous, Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American
Cross Group Sub: Direct, Non-Central, Positive
Character Prominence: Joint Main, Secondary