Hair Love By Matthew A. Cherry Illustrated by Vashti Harrison (English Version)

Tender and empowering, Hair Love - A celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere: A dedication to black and brown boys and girls everywhere to learn to love their natural hair.

Zuri knows her hair is beautiful, but it has a mind of its own! It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Mum always does Zuri's hair just the way she likes it - so when Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn.

But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her - and her hair - happy. It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters.

We recommend this book for children from the age of 4 year and upwards

The book is written by Matthew A. Cherry, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Product information

• Reading Age: 5 - 7 years
• Print length: 32 pages
• Language: English
• #Hairlove aims to build children's self-Esteem and celebrates Family Life

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About the publisher / Author / Illustrator

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Author

Matthew A. Cherry is an Award-winning director, writer, and producer. His animated short film, Hair love, follows the relationship of an African-American father, his daughter, and her hair.  It won the Academy Award for best Animated Short Film in 2020. Later, Hair love was adapted into a picture book for Penguin Random house. The book became Bestseller and earned nominations for a Goodreads Choice Awards and an NAACP Image Award.

 

Illustrator

Vashti Harrison earned her MFA in Film/Video from CalArts and BA from the University of Virginia. Her experimental films and documentaries have shown around the world at film festivals. After a brief stint in television as a production coordinator, she is now a freelance graphic designer and a picture-book illustrator. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.