Overall, I think you have an important story here with an even lovelier message. I worked on the editorial team for My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera—a brilliant artist, writer, creator, and human—and it was critical for me as a naive and ignorant white woman to see how Black women grow up learning how to care for their hair, and how that care is very specific to natural hair. And not only learning to care for their hair, but also accepting their hair and its beauty in a world that often creates a problem with it and/or doesn’t accept it as a conventional beauty standard. It’s fantastic to see more books focusing on this message coming to the market, especially in the last few years, and getting the recognition they deserve. I especially love seeing it with a male main character as it bends the gender stereotype that haircare is a “female topic.”

Grant has a choice to make, and so do you! A big event is coming up for Grant. It's his class picture day! Grant can't contain his excitement to take pictures with all his classmates, but there's one problem. His locs! Grant loves his locs. And after Ms. Jones tells him he won't be able to join the class pictures unless he changes his hairstyle, Grant has to make the toughest decision of his life. The thought of missing his class pictures makes Grant sad, and the thought of cutting his hair doesn't help much either. But after a powerful conversation with Daddy about choices, Grant gains the confidence he always needed to stand up for himself and do what is best for him. Join Grant as he learns a valuable lesson about choices and doing what makes YOU happy!

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I applaud the author for writing a story that will resonate with the black and brown community.