Beach Hair

(Hardback)

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From two bestselling creators comes a lyrical and heartfelt picture book about a multiracial familys trip to the beach thats an ode to family, community, diversity, andmost importantlyfabulous beach hair!

When I wake up with the wildest bed head
and Mommy and Daddy do too
Mommy says we all have beach hair,
so Daddy says, Guess we should go to the beach.

At the beach, everyone has beach hair. Theres twisty and twirly hair, flossy and glossy hair, hair thats barely there, and hair thats everywhere.

The best part about a beach day is the belonging and joy that everyone feels when they let their hair run as wild and free as the sea.

Author Bio

Ashley Woodfolkhas loved reading and writing for as long as she can remember. As a full-time mom and author, she spends her days reading and writing from a sunny Brooklyn apartment where she lives with her cute husband, her cuter dog, and the cutest kid in the world. Her books includeWhen You Were Everything,Nothing Burns as Bright as You, anthologiesBlackoutandWhiteout, and the Flyy Girls series.Beach Hairis her debut picture book.

Nia Matais the #1New York Timesbestselling illustrator ofI Promiseby LeBron James, which was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Nia grew up in Queens, New York, after her family emigrated from the Philippines when she was six years old. As a child, Nia spent a lot of time drawing. Her after-school activities usually involved watching Bob Ross andReading Rainbowand looking for adventures in the library (which she still does). She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, their daughter, and Tabi, the cat.