PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
by Brook Sitgraves Turner (Author), Archaa Shrivastav (Author)
Beautiful photos of real-life families showcase all the wonderful forms of hair, while poetic text builds both vocabulary and empathy. HAIR helps families and educators discuss race, celebrate difference, and stand against racism at home and in the classroom. Created with 0-5-year-olds in mind. Part of the We Are Little Feminists series - the identity-affirming board book series developed to raise intersectional feminists. Created to help families and educators discuss diversity through everyday topics, We Are Little Feminists helps children stand against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism.
Author Biography
Brook Sitgraves Turner (she/her) is a graduate of UC Berkeley and USC's Peter Stark Producing Program. Raised in a multi-generational family of Black women, she's focused on inclusive storytelling across many mediums: children's books, television, film, and podcasts. She's been a member of Film Independent's Project Involve Fellowship, produced documentaries, New York Times recognized podcasts, and written on television shows. In her spare time she runs Pep Packs, a mutual aid delivering free care packages to people recovering from COVID at home. Archaa Shrivastav (she/her) is an award-winning children's book author, freelance editor, and content creator dedicated to creating and curating Own Voices picture books featuring intersectional identities. As a former first grade teacher and a queer first generation Indian-American, she's passionate about putting identity-affirming stories in the hands of children.
