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==Why This Book Is Worth Reading==
 
==Why This Book Is Worth Reading==
I bought this for my daughter a year ago (2) but it is right about this age (3) that she understands this book. It makes her proud of her hair and now asks me to 1 do her hair every night before bed **used to be a struggle**. 2. Asks for pigtails so she can FLY. I love the pictures, i love the realness of the book (it may hurt getting combed and sometimes kids will tease you), and the proud message this book portrays. <ref>https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780316523752</ref>
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Based on the reader's review this book is very kid friendy. As Pam commented on the site: "I bought this for my daughter a year ago (2) but it is right about this age (3) that she understands this book. It makes her proud of her hair and now asks me to 1 do her hair every night before bed **used to be a struggle**. 2. Asks for pigtails so she can FLY. I love the pictures, i love the realness of the book (it may hurt getting combed and sometimes kids will tease you), and the proud message this book portrays." <ref>https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9780316523752</ref>
  
In this book, the little girl finds pride in her hair and all the ways that she can fix it.
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Another verified reader also commented: "In this book, the little girl finds pride in her hair and all the ways that she can fix it.
I would use this book to teach diversity. I could use it during black history month or just in general to teach differences. It also teaches to be happy in the skin you're in. <ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1235546.I_Love_My_Hair_</ref>
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I would use this book to teach diversity. I could use it during black history month or just in general to teach differences. It also teaches to be happy in the skin you're in." <ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1235546.I_Love_My_Hair_</ref>
  
  

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I Love My Hair! By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley (2003)


A story about evocative story, a girl named Keyana discovers the beauty and magic of her special hair, encouraging black children to be proud of their heritage and enhancing self-confidence. [1]

Summary

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. [2] Tarpley's first book for children joins a growing list of titles about African-American hair—linking it to issues of self- esteem and acceptance. Keyana tells how her mother sits her down each night to comb her hair and to rub coconut oil into her scalp; Mama's touch and her words are always heartening. Keyana is lucky to have her head of hair because ``it's beautiful and you can wear it in any style you choose. It can be woven into a puffy bun, braided into corn rows, grown into an Afro style that is partly a political statement, or pulled into two ponytails that ``stick out on either side of my head and slap in the air like a pair of wings, making her feel free enough to fly. Lewis's imaginative and warm interpretations of these exchanges as well as the inclusion of bits of African-American cultural history expand the personal content [3]

Mama is always gentle, but sometimes it still hurts.

” ‘Mama, stop!’ I cry when I can’t stand the comb tugging at my hair any longer.” page 5.

Then Mama does stop and reminds her why she is so lucky to have such beautiful hair. She can spin it into a puffy bun or have cornrows. Mama braids her hair and adds beads at the ends. Then our narrator takes over, thinking about her afro style when her hair “surrounds my head, like a globe” and her favorite, two side ponytails. She loves how soft and thick and curly her hair is. [4]


Why This Book Is Worth Reading

Based on the reader's review this book is very kid friendy. As Pam commented on the site: "I bought this for my daughter a year ago (2) but it is right about this age (3) that she understands this book. It makes her proud of her hair and now asks me to 1 do her hair every night before bed **used to be a struggle**. 2. Asks for pigtails so she can FLY. I love the pictures, i love the realness of the book (it may hurt getting combed and sometimes kids will tease you), and the proud message this book portrays." [5]

Another verified reader also commented: "In this book, the little girl finds pride in her hair and all the ways that she can fix it. I would use this book to teach diversity. I could use it during black history month or just in general to teach differences. It also teaches to be happy in the skin you're in." [6]


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