Celebrate Self-Love and Acceptance with 'My Hair Is Alive'

A heartwarming children's book that teaches an important lesson about self-love and acceptance. The story follows Jayla, a little girl who wants to fit in with the popular girls at school and begs her mother to straighten her hair. But when the rain ruins her hairstyle, Jayla learns that true beauty comes from within and that she should love herself just the way she is. This book is perfect for parents who want to teach their children the value of self-love and acceptance, and the vibrant illustrations will keep young readers engaged from start to finish.

This book has a good message about self-love and acceptance but the execution and aesthetics are a complete flop. The art is bad, the font type and layout is bad, the general layout is bad, and even the text's line height is inconsistent. I was too distracted by how horribly the text clashes with the illustrations to care about the story. A picture book that fails on the visual front is not a good book.

Adorable children's book with a great message. Great illustrations and great storyline. Highly Recommended.

A wonderful children's book that teaches an important lesson about self-love and acceptance. The story follows Jayla, a little girl who wants to fit in with the popular girls at school and begs her mother to straighten her hair. But when the rain ruins her hairstyle, Jayla learns that true beauty comes from within and that she should love herself just the way she is. The illustrations are vibrant and engaging, and the story is perfect for young readers who need a reminder that they are perfect just the way they are.

A lovely self-published children’s story about young Jayla entering the third grade. Jayla is embarrassed of her Afro and wants to wear her hair straight to avoid bullying from classmates. Her mother attempts to empower her but Jayla is insistent that she wear her hair straight since her hair is “ugly”. After getting caught in the rain, Jayla’s teacher helps her style her hair and everyone loves it.

This was a cute story. I found there to be too much text per page and it didn’t flow like a typical children’s book. There was not a lot of “action” in the illustrations. I wish there was a better moral to the story than that if your hair goes viral, you can like it. Overall, solid 3/5.

This is a sweet and timely book. When schools can discriminate against people of colour dye to their hairstyle and when a child can be bullied for the same reason it is great to see an affirming .positive book. Apparently most girls suffer from lack of self esteem from about the age of 8 we need to say to them they should be positive, secure in their identity and confident to do anything their talent will take them. This book is a great contribution to this process

I loved reading this book about Jayla learning to love her natural hair as she enters third grade. The illustrations were bright and vibrant. The only thing I didn't quite connect with was that it took Jayla's hair going viral for girls at school to appreciate it and for her to realize her hair is magical.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for providing an advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

I Super-Adore the theme of this story for Young Readers (heroine is entering fourth grade) of promoting #Respect for #Divergence and learning to #Value oneself! In a gentle and considerate way, a young Black girl's Mother and schoolteacher demonstrate that whatever we each are is to be valued, and we must not interiorize hateful or mocking criticism! What a great lesson to internalize for each one of us, no matter our age; and I applaud this presentation in a sweet Children's story!

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free ARC!

I want to encourage these kind of books. Little black girls (and boys too) need to know that their hair are beautiful and that there's nothing to be ashamed of in looking different.
I like the illustrations, the colours and the different drawing patterns for different types of curly hair. It highlights that there are differences even within the afro community.
However I wasn't a fan of the writing. It's all tell and no show and the dialogues don't sound real to me.

Good effort though.