I Love My Hair! |  | Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Creator: E.B. Lewis
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 9992
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 32
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 9.7 x 0.3
ISBN: 0316523755
EAN: 9780316523752
ASIN: 0316523755
Publication Date: September 1, 2001
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No matter how gently Mama pulls as she combs Keyana's hair, it still hurts. Keyana doesn't feel lucky to have such a head of hair, but Mama tells her she is because she can wear it any way she chooses.
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 A Cute Look at Reality December 22, 2009
Wendy Connor (Covington, Georgia)
I purchased this sometime ago for our daughter and I think at that time it did not connect with her as deeply as it does now. Since she is the only girl in her class of her ethnicity, she understands and appreciates her hair and the many facets of styles and textures her hair can take on. The last time she read the book it generated very positive discussions for her.
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 A Must Have for all African American Girls!! September 23, 2009
M. Hall (Houston, TX)
I purchased this book for my daughter 3 years ago and it has been a God send. It's a beautifully wriiten book with superior illustrations. In the beginning, I would read to her, now she reads it to me. The message confirms for her the core values we regularly practice in our home.
Both relatable and fantastical July 28, 2009
Elisa's Mom (Dallas, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm assuming most parents who come across this book are searching for a book that shows positive and relatable images of African-American hair. If that is your criterion, then this book meets it. Told in first person by the little girl, Keyana, the story begins with Keyana's mother combing her hair. Keyana describes how it hurts and sometimes she cries. My 2 and 4 year old girls are always eager to tell me how their head, too, hurts when I comb it. As her mother rubs her head, she tells Keyana that she is lucky to have her hair "because it's beautiful and you can wear it in any style you choose."
In the rest of the book, Keyana's mom describes --- in poetic phrases and images --- all of the styles that she can wear: spin and weave her hair into a bun, braid it in rows like rows of plants in their garden, with beads that make rhythms as she walks, in an Afro style like a globe, and with ponytails that flap like wings. It would have been sufficient for the author to simply talk about the styles and show pictures of them, but instead she engages the children by bringing in fantasy, showing how the different hair styles can be as dream-like as any fairytale they see on TV. My girls love this section: they enjoy choosing which style they like best, they like seeing another little girl with styles like their own, and they love to see Keyana flying in the sky or in the garden or out in space.
Even if your daughter may not share Keyana's hair texture, I think the writing and illustrations in this book make it a worthy read for all K-3 aged girls and younger.
Just an FYI: I picked up the board book version of this book at the library and it is slightly different. The two pages about the kids at school and the teacher are not in the board book.
My Caucasian 21 month old loves it! February 22, 2009
Amy Smith (South Bend, IN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I borrowed this book from the library with several others for my 21 month old daughter. She has almost ignored the other books and only wants to read this one! She sits patiently while I read all the words on each page (which doesn't always happen with books that have more than a few words on each page). Then she wants to read it again.
She seemed to like the pictures (beautifully illustrated!) on all pages and she liked the page where the girl gets beads in her hair. My daughter has several friends who wear beads in their hair, so this may have been why she liked that part.
My daughter's favorite was the last page where the girl has pigtails and my daughter reached for her hair to feel her own pigtails. (Today when we read it her hair was down, but she still reached for her hair, looking for her pigtails!). It was nice that, although my daughter can't wear her thin, blonde hair in most of those styles, she noticed the one style that was like her own, and enjoyed the rest of the book even though her hair is different.
I would recommend this book, even for younger children.
Thankyou Ms. Tarpley and Mr. Lewis August 1, 2008
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recommend this book for all little girls of color. This includes biracial and adopted girls who can also become quite conflicted about their amazing locks.
Even though they may be surrounded by friends and immediate family with similar hair, sometimes they stop seeing the rich beauty of their own hair. They start comparing themselves with their family members with different hair.
This book was perfect for us. A godsend.
I think this book should be given to every family that adopts across racial barriers and recommended to every African American and biracial family (where one parent is of African descent).
Even better it should be read in every elementary school in America. The beauties of long, straight (especially blond) hair is extolled throughout children's literature. So should people of all cultures hear the beauty of African hair extolled.
I loved Ms. Tarpley's comments about her own hair journey. I am so grateful that she wrote this book. I wish it had been around 60 years ago so that many generations of girls could have seen the beauty of their hair affirmed in print.
I have loved every book written by Ms. Tarpley. I find them educational and uplifting. This book is no exception.
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