My Hair Is a Garden
by Cozbi A Cabrera (Author) Cozbi A Cabrera (Illustrator)
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.
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Kirkus Reviews
"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)"
Review quotes
"Strikes an effective balance between encouraging self-confidence and explaining step-by-step self improvement; even as Miss Tillie teaches MacKenzie the importance of washing and combing her hair, the older woman reminds the girl that her hair is a garden, and she needs to feed it with love." —The Horn Book Magazine
Cozbi A Cabrera
Cozbi A. Cabrera received a BFA from Parsons School of Design. Her cloth dolls (Muñecas) have garnered the attention of collectors around the world and have been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is the illustrator of several books, including the picture book Beauty, Her Basket, which Publishers Weekly called "a quiet treasure" in a starred review. Her work is featured in her eponymous shop and atelier in Brooklyn. She lives in New York City. To learn more about Cabrera, please visit her at Cozbi.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780807509234
Lexile Measure
620
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date
April 20, 2018
Series
-
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
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
Gardens
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Estee
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Hair
Care and hygiene
JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Da
