{"product_id":"princess-hair","title":"Princess Hair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrincesses with head wraps take long naps.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrincesses with curls wear pearls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd princesses with teeny-weeny afros wear teeny-weeny bows.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebut author-illustrator Sharee Miller's picture book celebrates different shapes textures and styles of black hair from dreadlocks to blowouts to braids (and more!) shining a spotlight on the beauty and diversity of black hair with playful colorful illustrations and an endearing text with great read-aloud quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly twenty years ago Natasha Tarpley and E.B. Lewis brought LBYR the evergreen ever-selling \u003ci\u003eI Love My Hair!\u003c\/i\u003e showing the need for books providing and encouraging self-affirmation for young black girls--and while \u003ci\u003eI Love My Hair! \u003c\/i\u003ehelped to fill a gap \u003ci\u003ePrincess Hair \u003c\/i\u003eadds a more playful contemporary offering to address this ongoing need in the market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile this is Sharee's first book as an author-illustrator she has built a platform as an illustrator who celebrates black hair and young black readers having illustrated the upcoming book by actress Quevenzhane Wallis (of \u003ci\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnnie\u003c\/i\u003e fame). Sharee's prolific talents could help her become a strong brand for picture books celebrating young black readers on our list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscovered as a self-published book \u003ci\u003ePrincess Hair \u003c\/i\u003ehas been added as a Fall 2017 drop-in title fast-tracked for hardcover publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787213107379,"sku":"9780316441223","price":479.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477353419780316441223.jpg?v=1762816093","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/princess-hair","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}