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  • My Hair Is a Garden

My Hair Is a Garden

Author
Cozbi A Cabrera
Illustrator
Cozbi A Cabrera
Publication Date
September 07, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
My Hair Is a Garden
Only 3 copies currently available
Description

After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mackenzie can't take any more and she seeks guidance from her wise and comforting neighbor, Miss Tillie.

Using the beautiful garden in the backyard as a metaphor, Miss Tillie shows Mackenzie that maintaining healthy hair is not a chore nor is it something to fear. Most importantly, Mackenzie learns that natural black hair is beautiful.

Publication date
September 07, 2023
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
32
ISBN-13
9780807555217
Lexile Measure
620
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
BISAC categories
JUV015010 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV039230 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Gardens
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Estee
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Hair
Care and hygiene
JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Da

Kirkus

"How needed, how refreshing to see a black girl learn to appreciate herself—lovely and informative. (caring for black hair, recipes) (Picture book. 5-9)"

Cozbi A Cabrera
Cozbi A. Cabrera received a BFA from Parsons School of Design. She is the illustrator of several acclaimed children's picture books. She also designs clothes and makes cloth dolls that have garnered the attention of collectors around the world and have been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She lives in Chicago.
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