"Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner 2021. An empowering picture book from South Africa about a young girl who overcomes endless teasing. Meet Wanda, with her beautiful head full of hair. She is brave and strong, but she's unhappy because of the endless teasing by the boys at school for her "thorn bush" and "thunderstorm cloud." Through Grandma Makhulu's hair secrets and stories she finds the courage to face her fears and learn to appreciate that her hair is a crown‚ "not a burden‚" and it is something to be proud of. This book is about identity and beauty, celebrating how cultural pride is learned and passed on over generations." -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Race/Culture Concepts
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
Ethnicity: South African, Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary