My Hair is a Garden

My Hair is a GardenNEA'S READ ACROSS AMERICA 2019 2020 CALENDAR Like every good garden, my hair must be cared for and nourished, tilled, and weeded. After a day of being taunted by classmates about her unruly hair, Mackenzie can't take any more and she seeks guidance from her wise and comforting neighbor, Miss Tillie. Using the beautiful garden in the backyard as a metaphor, Miss Tillie shows Mackenzie that maintaining healthy hair is not a chore nor is it something to

another street kid

"I always advise starting treatment with behavioral interventions

and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal team up in this celebration of food and family

and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou

gut-punch of a story

universality

and neighbors

author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Fanny Liem embrace food of all types in this fun and inclusive picture book

” —Kimberly Willis Holt

Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists

consistently

and how to handle haters—and serve you over 100 bikini looks