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4.64 AVERAGE
4.64 AVERAGE
Hair Love is a lovingly depicted tale of a young African American girl's celebration of her hair and the special relationship she has with her father. Zuri is young and spirited, smart and creative, and with the help of her dad is able to wrangle her kinky, coily hair into a style worthy of an extra special day. There are positive messages about patience and hard work, and Zuri has a keen awareness of her father's workload and all he does for her, especially when her mother is out of town. Harrison Vahti rich, stylish, vivid illustrations amplify the story. There is also a great Short Film that tops everything off!!.
Adorable story for families. The message is very clear. I also enjoyed that the father was the main parental figure featured. A very positive story.
Beautiful illustrations, lovely and positive storytelling. The representation is such a breath of fresh air. And Blue Ivy Carter narrated the audiobook, which I didn't know!
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Zuri is a little girl who has crazy curly hair and loves it. She shows the reader all the ways she loves styling her hair. But today is a special day, and she needs a special hairstyle for it. Zuri finds her Dad sleeping and decides to try and figure out how she wants her hair by herself. After some time, her Dad wakes up, and together they start trying hairstyles. After a few, Zuri figures out what she wants, and her Dad works hard to make it happen. When it’s all finished, her Mom comes home, and states that Zuri is the prettiest supergirl she’s ever seen! Zuri’s Mom gives her whole family a hug, and the story ends.
I would highly recommend this book for any child. There are so many things about this book I love. First of all, the illustrations are so well done, they are detailed (especially the details in Zuri’s hair) and soft. Second, I love the characters the illustrator designed. I love that the Dad is younger, has tattoos, and dresses similarly to Millennials because that’s who’s having kids now! It was very refreshing to see someone my age in a child’s book. Finally, I loved the story itself. It not only had a family of color as the main characters, but it fought so many stereotypes about African-Americans in such an understated way. It wasn’t in your face about it, it was simply an extremely well-done children’s book.
Zuri is a little girl who has crazy curly hair and loves it. She shows the reader all the ways she loves styling her hair. But today is a special day, and she needs a special hairstyle for it. Zuri finds her Dad sleeping and decides to try and figure out how she wants her hair by herself. After some time, her Dad wakes up, and together they start trying hairstyles. After a few, Zuri figures out what she wants, and her Dad works hard to make it happen. When it’s all finished, her Mom comes home, and states that Zuri is the prettiest supergirl she’s ever seen! Zuri’s Mom gives her whole family a hug, and the story ends.
I would highly recommend this book for any child. There are so many things about this book I love. First of all, the illustrations are so well done, they are detailed (especially the details in Zuri’s hair) and soft. Second, I love the characters the illustrator designed. I love that the Dad is younger, has tattoos, and dresses similarly to Millennials because that’s who’s having kids now! It was very refreshing to see someone my age in a child’s book. Finally, I loved the story itself. It not only had a family of color as the main characters, but it fought so many stereotypes about African-Americans in such an understated way. It wasn’t in your face about it, it was simply an extremely well-done children’s book.
Loved the family portrayed in this - would definitely use this as a read aloud for my class to help my students feel comfortable
A beautiful book that will help shift the paradigm of what we expect to see in children’s literature (white default) and what beauty is in popular culture.