Written By: M.L. Marroquin

Illustrated by: Tonya Engel

This beautiful ode to one girl’s natural and buoyant hair can only be matched by Tonya Engel’s impossibly gorgeous illustrations. Filled to the brim with confidence and curls, our main character struts through the world fully in charge of herself and her boundaries when it comes to others around her hair. Topics Covered: BIPOC Protagonists, Self-Esteem, Natural Hair, Imagination, Confidence, Family.

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