My Hair is Beautiful by Shauntay Grant

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My Hair is Beautiful is written by Shauntay Grant who is a writer and performance artist based in Halifax. She is the author of several books for children including Up Home, winner of an Atlantic Book Award for Best Atlantic Published Book, and Africville, nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award. She teaches creative writing at Dalhousie University.[1]

Summary

A celebration of natural hair, from afros to cornrows and everything in between, My Hair is Beautiful is a joyful board book with a powerful message of self-love. Governor General's Award-nominated author Shauntay Grant brings her unique spoken-word style to this fun read-aloud, featuring minimalist text and vibrant photos of toddlers sporting fresh dos, and a mirror to reflect your own baby's beauty.[1]

Pros

The book is a beautifully designed book that combines uncomplicated text with strong, cheerful visuals. Focusing on the many ways to wear and style natural hair, children joyfully show off beaded braids, updos, and afro puffs. A wonderful addition to library collections for increasing a diverse affirmation of beauty. This would also be a fun book to pick up anytime someone needs a lift from the vision of sweet young faces. The book highlights different natural hair do's of black children. The last page has an embedded mirror for readers to look at themselves. Young children of color can be self-conscious of their hair. But this book encourages them to embrace all of the different style possibilities with quick, fun words and absolutely beautiful photographs of young children sporting the different 'dos. Each of these children is beautiful and so are all of their various hairstyles.[2] This book confirms the cruciality of minority children seeing themselves in stories.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 My Hair is Beautiful. Retrieved February 1st, 2021
  2. My Hair is Beautiful. goodreads.com. Retrieved February 1st, 2021
  3. My Hair is Beautiful. amazon.com. Retrieved February 1st, 2021.