My Fade Is Fresh
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A little girl makes sure she walks out of the barbershop rocking the fabulous hair style she chooses.
Learn the importance of speaking up for what you want through this fun and empowering picture book.
When a little girl walks into her local barbershop, she knows she wants the flyest, freshest fade on the block! But there are so many beautiful hairstyles to choose from, and the clients and her mother suggest them all: parts, perms, frizzy fros, dye jobs, locs, and even cornrows!
But this little girl stays true to herself and makes sure she leaves the shop feeling on top with the look she picks!
Author Shauntay Grant's sweet, rhyming story encourages young girls to be self-confident and celebrates the many shapes and forms Black hair can take. Through their stunning illustrations, Kitt Thomas is able to bring life and movement to the versatile styles featured in this book.
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A Black child narrator in search of a new look for "my bushy, brownish, biggish hair" only wants one thing at the neighborhood barbershop: "THE FRESHEST FADE UP ON THE BLOCK!" But everyone at the bustling establishment has opinions about a fetching new hairstyle: one by one, they suggest an Afro, cornrows, "a tangly tousled top," and "waves.... Or high-top fades." In the end, the child gets their way, asking for more off the top until receiving a "clean-cut, classic curly crop. THE FRESHEST FADE UP ON THE BLOCK." In playful, rhyming lines that give voice to a community's fond, well-meaning chorus, Grant (My Hair Is Beautiful) pays tribute to the beautiful versatility of Black hair while emphasizing the importance of a kid staying true to themself. Giving special attention to texture and curl pattern, saturated art by Thomas (Stacey's Extraordinary Words) changes perspective across each spread, picturing brown-skinned barbershop employees and patrons of many shades wearing a variety of hairstyles. It's an affirming, communal take on a routine barbershop visit, starring a cool, collected child who knows their mind. Ages 3–7. Author's agent: Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary. Illustrator's agent: Chad W. Beckerman, CAT Agency.
