Zara's Wash Day (Know Your Hairitage #1)

by Zenda Walker (Author) Princess Karibo (Illustrator)

Zara's Wash Day (Know Your Hairitage #1)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Wash Day for young black girls will never be the same in this empowering picture book celebrating hair styles, with a foreword by award-winning actor Lupita Nyong'o.

It's Wash Day and Zara is not excited about wearing her hair in the same styles Mama usually creates. But once Mama takes Zara on a cultural journey to help her understand the significance of each hair style and how to wear each style with pride, Wash Day will never be the same.

This new and expanded edition of the Writers Digest award winner includes a tutorial on creating Fulani-inspired Afro Puffs, a foreword by actor Lupita Nyong'o, and an expanded glossary of terms.

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Zenda Walker
Zenda M. Walker is a best-selling, award-winning author, licensed cosmetologist, and marketing executive. Her first picture book, Zara's Wash Day, was a 2021 Writer's Digest grand prize winner. She is passionate about beauty education and helping people to discover the magic of textured hair. Originally from the Bronx, New York, Zenda enjoys traveling, spontaneous dance parties, exploring and developing beauty trends, and chocolate desserts. She is cofounder of Bounce Mobile Fitness Club, LLC--a fitness business specializing in rebounding workouts. Zenda resides in New York with her daughter, Zara.

Princess Karibo is a self-taught illustrator from Nigeria, West Africa. She enjoys working on traditional art by day and digital art projects by night.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780762485529
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Publication date
June 04, 2024
Series
Know Your Hairitage
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Family life
Hair

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