Illustrated by Chasity Hampton
5 stars
A sweet story celebrating hair and the power of words.
Selah is excited to show off her newly loc’ed hair at school. But when kids use words like “dreadlocks” to describe her hair, Selah starts to wonder if there’s something scary about her locs. With the help of her family, she learns about her locs and just how wonderful they are.
The story explores a bit about the history of locs as well as some of the ways people with loc’ed hair are treated differently.
Cute illustrations that nicely depict how Selah feels throughout the day. I especially enjoyed the level of detail shown in Selah’s and her family’s locs.
The backmatter contains frequently asked questions and a showcase of photographs of different locs and styles. I love that the book gave a little information about the different types of locs and the ways they are formed and styled.
Great messages of speaking up for yourself, self-love, and confidence. Such a sweet book.