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I LOVE my Cotton Candy Hair! (A girl named Charlie presents...)

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This book celebrates the difference in children. Not only is this great for Black or biracial children, it's great for children who are friends with Black or biracial children because it offers insight on why their hair is different. My baby doesn't have the silky straight hair that I see all around so this book will be a great way for her to celebrate her cotton candy hair when she is old enough to realize the difference. LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!!!!

The author AND Charlie (the little girl for whom the story was written) signed my copy and they are both lovely people :-)

THANK YOU, NICOLE, FOR WRITING THIS BOOK and your illustrations are amazing!!!

This is an great purchase as a gift or for your own child. Many young african american girls become insecure about their hair because it is not like the other girls....we all tend to want what we don't have. Teaching are young girls that loving yourself just as God uniquely designed you is a lesson that needs to be taught more often...everyday. Insecure children become insecure adults (women). Thank you to the author for inspiring our young girls to love themselves just as they are.

my lil sister is biracial (but inherited all my daddy's kinks)and she's in elementary school now but doesnt feel happy with her hair. she wants it straight like the other girls! I went natural a few months ago hopefully i can be an inspiration to her to embrace the curl!

its very appropriate book. It arrived as scheduled in good condition

I think every cotton candy hair little girl should read this book. Its very uplifting.

I am the mother of a 3 year old African American girl. A few months back I was mortified to realize that my beautiful baby girl had already developed issues with who she was in particular her hair, she kept telling me it was ugly and that she wanted long straight hair like _________ (insert character name). Once the reality of this hit me I immediately began searching for any and everything I could to help bolster her self-confidence. That's when I came across this book and WOW what a difference it has made. My baby girl now looks at her afro puffs and smiles. Words cannot begin to express my gratitude for I Love My Cotton Candy Hair and similar books. I just wish they were sold in local bookstores and major chains such as Barnes and Noble. BUT since they are not I will continue to make my book purchases on Amazon.com. Once Again THANK-YOU!!!

This book is such a blessing. It is beautifully illustrated and entertaining, but most importantly it has a great message. My bi-racial daughters have really been enjoying it, they love seeing charlie and even the pics of the real life girls at the book's end, because they all look like them!I am looking forward to the future books in this series :-)

I want to simply say "Thank You" to author Nicole Updegraff for introducing my family to the narrator, Charlie. Both my daughters and I are singing the praises for "I LOVE My Cotton Candy Hair." It is rare to find a story that not only captures the spirit of Black girls, but captures it in such a fashion that the readers believe they are the characters in the story. For the first time, my daughters are seeing a character in a picture book that not only share their complexion but also their curly hair. Happiness is sharing a wonderful story with my children; joy is having my children share a story they adore with me. "I LOVE My Cotton Candy Hair," has given our family great joy!

Bought this for my 4 year old daughter, and she loves it! She just started enjoying getting her hair washed and uses it as her hair menu.

I purchased this book for my 4-year old granddaughter. She loves the book and now talks about her cotton-candy hair and is pleased with her hair. We live in a predominantly white city; therefore many of the girls she sees don't have hair like hers. This book seems to have made her appreciate her own hair, more. My granddaughter loves looking at the fun and colorful illustrations and the photographs of the author's children. We're looking forward to more of Charlie's stories.

This book is beautifully written an illustrated. Though told from the perspective a young African American girl, it highlights the beauty of all hair types of all ethnicities. In a society and time where young girls are endlessly bombarded by narrow standards of beauty in the media, this book is a breath of fresh air!