Happy Hair

By Mechal Renee Roe

Board Book

Published on Oct 13, 2020 | 28 Pages

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Hardcover

Published on Oct 15, 2019 | 32 Pages

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Ebook

Published on Oct 15, 2019 | 32 Pages

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Grades Up to Preschool
Ages 0–3

A joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating Black and Brown girls with natural hair. Kids everywhere will be chanting its celebratory chorus: "I love being me!"

Full ’fro, cute bow! I love being me! Smart girl, cool curls! I love being me!

Girls will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic book full of beautiful Black hairstyles. From a cute crop to pom-pom puffs, adorable illustrations of girls with gorgeous braids, blowouts, and bantus grace each page, side by side with a positive message that will make girls cheer. It’s a great read-aloud to promote self-esteem for girls of all ages, building and growing the foundation of self-love (and hair love!) and letting every girl know "You are made beautiful!"

Look for all the books in the Happy Hair series:
• Cool Cuts
• I’m Growing Great
• Smart Sisters
• I Love Being Me! (Step Into Reading)
• I Am Born to Be Awesome! (Step Into Reading)

A 2022 Black History Month Recommendation for Kids from the Teen Reading Ambassadors of the New York Public Library

"A book that pays homage to the versatility of black hair. . . . Fun to read aloud.”—Kirkus

ISBN 9780593173336 (Board Book)
Published on Oct 13, 2020
Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages 28
Dimensions 6 x 7-1/2
Age Range 0-3 years
Grade Up to Preschool
Reading Level Lexile: AD310L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9781984895547 (Hardcover)
Published on Oct 15, 2019
Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages 32
Dimensions 8 x 10
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD310L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9781984895561 (Ebook)
Published on Oct 15, 2019
Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages 32
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD310L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

Mechal Renee Roe

MECHAL RENEE ROE created the Happy Hair series out of a need to value her own natural hair and all its stages, while creating a foundation of self-love and positivity. Her many inspirational children’s books include Happy Hair, Cool Cuts, I Love Being Me!, I’m Am Born to Be Awesome!, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Superheroes Are Everywhere, written by Vice President Kamala Harris.