My Powerful Hair
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
My Powerful Hair
By (Author) Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by Steph Littlebird
Abrams
Abrams Books for Young Readers
23rd March 2023
27th April 2023
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
813.6
Physical Properties
Hardback
48
Width 229mm, Height 279mm
Description
Our ancestors say our hair is our memories, our source of strength and power, a celebration of our lives.
Reviews
***STARRED REVIEW***
"A thoughtful and enlightening addition to the picture book shelves and a worthy choice for units on Indigenous cultures."-- "Booklist"
***STARRED REVIEW***
"The narrative's powerful ending brings this story to a satisfying, hopeful conclusion. Debut illustrator Littlebird (a member of Oregon's Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde) captures the closeness of the family and the strength and determination of the protagonist in bright colors set against woodgrain-like backgrounds."
-- "The Horn Book Magazine"
***STARRED REVIEW***
"This is an emotionally searing story infused with important historical and cultural information on the significance of hair to Indigenous cultures."-- "School Library Journal"
Author Bio
Carole Lindstrom is a New York Timesbestselling and award-winning author of literature for young people, including of the Caldecott Medalwinning We Are Water Protectors. She is Anishinaabe/Mtis and an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. She is honored to write books that allow her to shine a light on her beautiful people and their strength and resilience. Her tribal homelands are in Belcourt, North Dakota, but she was born and raised in Nebraska and currently makes her home in Maryland. Steph Littlebird is an Indigenous artist, writer, curator, and a member of Oregons Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Her work combines traditional aesthetics with contemporary materials and subject matter to forge connections between our collective past and imminent future. Littlebird was the 2020-2021 fellow of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Littlebird received national recognition as curator of This IS Kalapuyan Land (2020) an exhibition at the Five Oaks Museum in Portland, which was featured by ArtNews and PBS NewsHour. She currently lives in Las Vegas.
