She loves to shape it into different ways depending on what she is doing and how she feels. I still love my hair, but I miss the volume I used to have. As I have aged, I have lost the kink and many of the curls and my hair is easy to tame know. It was curly and kinky and a whole lot of fun. When I was younger my hair was much more wild and difficult to tame and keep in check. I liked it pretty well, the dreamy swirling art by Vashti Harrison matching the hairstyles as central to this one. My idea is that when mom comes home, approving of all this beauty before her, she has her head covered, as she has lost her hair through chemo, so adds that layer, but it doesn't have to be seen that way, either. Dad's already a 'body art' guy as he has dreads and tattoos and seems muscled, so he is supportive for sure of body and hair style as self-expression. I figured it early on to be a 'be proud of what you were born with' sort of thing, which it kind of is, but it's also about a helpful dad, a mom (probably) coming home from the hospital, and the hair stuff was really cool.ĭave: 4. I like how the dad is always trying to make his daughter happy and give her the best hairstyle for her. Not my favorite book, but heart-warming and adorable and legit. Cute and simple, about a hard-working family letting their daughter express herself as she pleases 👧. Mom walks in at the end, her own hair covered (without explanation, so we discussed whether she might be coming home from the hospital, or something). The tale is a father-daughter story, where he tries (for the first time) to help his daughter get her hair the way she wants it. This is book #15 (of more than 20) of 2019, and we thought it was sweet. My family reads all the Goodreads-award-nominated picture books every year. Good for Matthew Cherry, former NFL football player, whose animated version of this picture book was just awarded Best Animated Short, at the 2020 Academy Awards!

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