Reviews

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison

softeyed's review against another edition

this really made me smile. all my life i’ve had really curly hair that my parents didn’t know how to handle so i’d get braids up until i started middle school and was straightening my hair every month causing so much damage that i thought i’d have to do a big chop. thankfully, i didn’t have too and and i’m almost two years into not relying on straightening my hair. i loved that her dad did her little puffs, twists, and even gave her a little afro <3

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

We saw the animated short of this before another kids' movie earlier this year. It is super cute and endearing. The illustrations in the book are great and kept my son's attention throughout. He remembered the movie so predicted the ending of the book. :)

unequivocallyerica's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

edshara's review against another edition

5.0

I read this to the little ones today and I enjoyed it. I think it’s on the older side for them, so even though they may not have completely understood it, they did pay attention from start to finish. They all have heads full of hair so I want to make sure they learn to love it, as early as possible. Also teaching them we don’t use the phrase, “Good Hair” or the word, “Nappy” in our house.

haleymonkey5000's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

mehsi's review against another edition

4.0

Een lief en zoet boek over een meisje en haar geweldige haar! Over al haar geweldige kapsels (echt zo geweldig). En over haar lieve vader die zoveel complimentjes geeft, en wanneer het allemaal even niet goed lijkt te lopen toch zijn best doet om een supercool kapsel te maken! Het einde was zo lief~ Ik vond het echt heel erg leuk en ik heb genoten! De art was ook tof~
Ik zou het boek aanraden! Ik denk ook zeker dat kleine meisjes met het haar zoals het meisje in het boek dit boek helemaal geweldig gaan vinden (en heel wat leuke kapselinspiratie op doen)~

drbatfcc's review against another edition

5.0

Written by a former NFL player, this book is based on the short animated film of the same name

katnortonwriter's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is so sweet and lovely. I love all the subtext and the relationships between the family members, as well as the message.

I know why this book keeps getting banned but... seriously, stop banning books with loving messages like this one. Just read it. <3

jacksons_books_and_music's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Very cute! A lovely celebration of Black hair and family. The art is beautiful and expressive. A lovely read for all ages!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer

It is implied at the end that the mother has cancer, is on chemo, and comes back home from the hospital.

ralphiereads76's review against another edition

5.0

Everyone knows the frustration of your hair/body not being what you want it to be. This little lady and her daddy tell an important story about loving yourself.