Don't Touch My Hair!

Don't Touch My Hair!An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she's chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens . . . until, finally, Aria has had enough Author

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair.

It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she's chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens . . . until, finally, Aria has had enough

Author-illustrator Sharee Miller takes the tradition of appreciation of black hair to a new, fresh, level as she doesn't seek to convince or remind young readers that their curls are beautiful -- she simply acknowledges black beauty while telling a fun, imaginative story.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/06/2018
ISBN: 9780316562584
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2018 pg. 99
Booklist 10/01/2018 pg. 80
Publishers Weekly 10/01/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2018
School Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 62
Shelf Awareness 12/14/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 503749 / Don't Touch My Hair!
Reading Level: 2.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5