Hi everyone,

With the world talking about diversity and racial equality even more now than ever, I wanted to include a post about a book that I recently read called Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, illustrated by Vashti Harrison.This book is about a girl and her dad and their love for each other. It’s also about self-confidence – feeling good about yourself, trying your best, and not giving up. It’s also about HAIR!

From the author,  Matthew A. Cherry’s website: “This story was born out of seeing a lack of representation in mainstream animated projects, and also wanting to promote hair love amongst young men and women of color. It is our hope that this project will inspire.”

This book was made into a 7 minute film that won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Below, I’ve included both a read aloud as well as the short movie from YouTube. Enjoy!

-Mrs. Roberts