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It’s true. Black is beautiful. - - My Hair is a Garden is a celebration of black beauty, and the pain that many dark-skinned people face as a result of ignorant, brainwashed, or insensitive people who insist on imposing an opposite view of beauty. I love that this book not only explores those concepts, but also includes information on how to take care of black hair. Betsy Bird, the well-known children’s book critic, even talked about how important a book like this is for families who adopt black children. It’s such a beautiful read aloud to help students of color affirm their identity and celebrate the beauty that emanates from what they look like. - - #teachingliteracy #2ndgradeteacher #readingspecialist #thatbooklife #readaloud #3rdgradeteacher #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #myhairisagarden #weneeddiversebooks #poc #blackisbeautiful #cozbi #cozbicabrera https://www.instagram.com/p/Bstdf5-hTNJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lg1texmk9wqt

I'm not black, but I do have "ethnic" hair so curly, thick and coarse that a classmate once complained that if I wore it down, he couldn't see the blackboard past it. And that definitely wasn't the worst of the comments that I and similarly wild-haired little girls in my class were subject to. So I found Cozbi A. Cabrera's "My Hair is a Garden" (2018) both deeply relatable and heart-warming. The story of a little girl who is mocked for having hair that is both unfamiliar to her classmates and hard to handle, and the lessons she receives at the knee of a beloved mentor about how to embrace the beauty of her differences rather than resent them, will ring familiar to many children for many reasons. And the specific lessons about black hair care and hairstyles are a beautiful way of introducing kids to lives, experiences and daily rituals that may differ from their own. A gorgeous, heartfelt book. 🌸 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutskidsbooks #bookstagraminthe6ix #myhairisagarden #cozbiacabrera #cozbicabrera #albertwhitman #hair #haircare #blackgirls #blackhair #blackgirlmagic #blackhairmagic #blackhairisbeautiful #blackkids #diversebooksforkids #weneeddiversebooks #diversitymatters #representationinbooks #representationmatters #diversityandrepresentation #booklove #teachergram #teachingdiversity #booksthatmatter #homeschoolcommunity #primaryeducation #raisingkindkids #picturebooklove #readingforgrowth #booksthatchangedmylife https://www.instagram.com/p/B3AMCwXHV_W/?igshid=1b4pk8rhlm4