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And he’ll do anything to make her—and her hair—happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair—and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"FeaturedDetails\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e32 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shelf Life Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214029803671,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1988\/8023\/files\/IMG-5332.jpg?v=1761248608"},{"product_id":"untitled-oct23_13-43","title":"Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCoretta Scott King Award winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA young girl’s beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone has a favorite relative. For Sarah Jean, it’s her Uncle Jed. Living in the segregated South of the 1920s, where most people are sharecroppers, Uncle Jed is the only black barber in the county and has to travel all over the county to cut his customers’ hair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe lives for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But there are a lot of setbacks along the way. Will Uncle Jed ever be able to open a shiny new shop?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf Life Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214040649879,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1988\/8023\/files\/IMG-5334.jpg?v=1761249099"},{"product_id":"the-boy-with-the-big-hair","title":"The Boy With The Big Hair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarry hates brushing his hair, but when two doves decide to build a nest in his tangled mop, he has bigger problems than just avoiding an annoying comb. As Harry’s hair continues to grow more and more tangled, a tree begins to grow right out of his head! The tree attracts more birds before their singing starts to drive Harry crazy. Thankfully, his mom comes to the rescue with a solution, but not before Harry learns a big lesson about the importance of keeping himself and his hair neat and tidy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf Life Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214040715415,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1988\/8023\/files\/IMG-5333.jpg?v=1761248881"},{"product_id":"happy-hair","title":"Happy Hair by Mechal Renee Roe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating Black and Brown g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eirls with natural hair. Kids everywhere will be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echanting its celebratory chorus: \"I love being me!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFull 'fro, cute bow! I love being me! Smart girl, cool curls! I love being me! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGirls will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic book full of beautiful Black hairstyles. From a cute crop to pom-pom puffs, adorable illustrations of girls with gorgeous braids, blowouts, and bantus grace each page, side by side with a positive message that will make girls cheer. It's a great read-aloud to promote self-esteem for girls of all ages, building and growing the foundation of self-love (and hair love!) and letting every girl know \"You are made beautiful!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf Life Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214049005719,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1988\/8023\/files\/IMG-5336.jpg?v=1761249368"},{"product_id":"hot-comb","title":"Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAppeared on best of the year lists from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and more! Nominated for an NAACP Image Award and Winner of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBeliever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book Award for Fiction!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHot Comb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a poignant glimpse into Black women’s lives and coming-of-age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn. The titular “Hot Comb” is about a young girl’s first perm—a doomed ploy to look cool and stop seeming “too white” in the all-Black neighborhood her family has just moved into. In “Virgin Hair,” taunts of “tender-headed” sting as much as the perm itself. “My Lil Sister Lena” shows the stress of being the only Black player on a white softball team. Lena’s hair is the team curio, an object to be touched, a subject to be discussed and debated at the will of her teammates, leading Lena to develop an anxiety disorder of pulling her own hair out. Throughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHot Comb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Ebony Flowers re-creates classic magazine ads idealizing women’s need for hair relaxers and products. “Change your hair form to fit your life form” and “Kinks and Koils Forever” call customers from the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRealizations about race, class, and the imperfections of identity swirl through these stories and ads, which are by turns sweet, insightful, and heartbreaking. 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In addition to expelling the biological basis and the evolutionary history of hair, the fiber is put into context: hair in history (as tied to textile mills and merchant associations), hair as a construct for cultural and self-identity, hair in the arts (as the material for artist's brushes and musical instruments), hair as commodity (used for everything from the inner lining of tennis balls to an absorbent to clean up oil spills), and hair as evidence in criminology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of Mark Kurlansky, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a compelling read based solidly in historical and scientific research that will delight any reader who wants to know more about the world around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf Life Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214051659927,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1988\/8023\/files\/IMG-5338.jpg?v=1761249799"},{"product_id":"under-my-hijab","title":"Under My Hijab by Hena Khan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis lovely book from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGolden Domes and Silver Lanterns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e invites readers to understand and appreciate the hijab and the Muslim women who decide to wear it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrandma's hijab clasps under her chin. 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