IF MY HAIR HAD A VOICE by Dana Marie Miroballi (Uzbekistan)
If My HAIR had a VOICE (Children’s Book) by Dana Marie Miroballi (Uzbekistan); Patricia Grannum. illustrator May 2024 40 pages $15.58 (Kindle); $16.40 (Hardcover) “If your hair had a voice, it would sing of diversity and identity. It would tell you stories of our history.” In her debut children’s book, Chicago writer Dana Marie Miroballi tells the story of a young Black girl who learns to love her natural hair — and the rich culture and history that come with it. The book follows a young girl as she embarks on a journey to learn more about her afro-textured hair and its various styles, from braids that are decorated with beads like the Fulani from Western Africa to Bantu knots like the Zulu from Southern Africa. The girl soon discovers that while her hair doesn’t have a voice, she does — and she uses it to share . . .
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