Don’t Touch My Hair

Book cover for Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
Author

Sharee Miller

Illustrator

Sharee Miller

Book Summary

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair.

In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she’s chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens . . . until, finally, Aria has had enough!

Author-illustrator Sharee Miller takes the tradition of appreciation of black hair to a new, fresh, level as she doesn’t seek to convince or remind young readers that their curls are beautiful — she simply acknowledges black beauty while telling a fun, imaginative story.

Hair, Self-image, Personal boundaries, Black girls, Black, girls

Age Range
Ages 4 to 8 (grades K-3)
ISBN #
978-0316562584
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
Book Category
Hair