Books like Hair Love
By Matthew A. Cherry
For dads who braid, twist, and puzzle through ponytails alongside their kids, this is the picture book that puts that everyday love right on the page. Warm, tender, and proud, with a real sense of triumph in a small daily ritual.
Before dawn, a young girl and her father ride horses together through their city's waking streets, trading cowboy stories until she discovers she's a cowboy too — strong, tall, and sure of herself.
An aspiring young musician hauls his double bass through busy city streets on the long walk home from school, weaving between crowds while music fills his heart the whole way.
A father speaks love to his child from day one — through truth, comfort, joy, and pride — guiding them through monsters both imaginary and real, and toward a better world.
A young boy travels before dawn with his family to Granny's farm for their annual reunion, where every child must find their own way to honor the family's history — but Lil Alan isn't sure what he'll bring.
A girl who sings to the sun, the moon, and everyone in between says yes to a solo in her school's Spring Sing — then has to face the nervous butterflies that follow.
A bricklayer works hard every day building the city, while his son works hard at school and plays at molding tiny clay bricks, until one Saturday his father surprises him with something built just for their family.
A boy settles into the barber's chair for a fresh cut, and with every snip of the clippers feels himself transform into something sharper, prouder, and more sure of who he is.
A young girl, her waitress mother, and her grandma save every spare coin in a big jar, hoping to finally buy a comfortable chair after a fire destroyed their old furniture.
A young Indigenous girl decides to grow her hair long, after her mother's was called too wild and her grandmother's was taken from her, to honor her family and culture.
A simple food connects generations of a Native American family, as fry bread becomes a lens for exploring food, time, nation, and identity across communities from coast to coast.
A girl who loves acting out every story she hears sets her heart on playing Peter Pan in the school play, then hears a classmate say she can't — because she's a girl, and because she's Black.
