Hair to Share

by Sylvia Walker

Overview

A joyful exploration of friendship, generosity, and confidence that comes from within.

A fresh take on celebrating the beauty of natural textured hair, HAIR TO SHARE tackles the difficulty of childhood medical hair loss and the impact empathy and generosity can have on one's self-esteem. 

Suri was born with more hair than anyone had ever seen on a baby.  As she grew, so did her hair until it eventually reached all the way down to her knees! But when she makes a new friend a girl who has no hair, Suri wants to find a way to help her feel comfortable and confident. 

Complete with backmatter addressing the many causes of medical hairloss, how to support kids managing hair loss, and how to donate or receive natural hair wigs, this sweet story is the embodiment of generosity and self love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593426906
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	08/23/2022
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Lexile:	AD580L (what's this?)
File size:	15 MB
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Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Sylvia L. Walker studied at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles earning a BFA Degree. Her works include freelance children’s fashion illustration and illustrating numerous children’s books.

Editorial Reviews

2022-05-11
A friendship is strengthened when one girl shares her hair with another.

For Suri, a bespectacled, brown-skinned girl with cascading curls, hair has been a significant part of her identity. At the park, she befriends Amaya, a brown-skinned girl wearing a headscarf. While doing cartwheels one day, Amaya’s headscarf falls off, revealing that she doesn’t have any hair. Before Suri can return the scarf, Amaya runs away. Suri’s mother explains that hair loss can happen for many reasons and assures Suri that a person can still be beautiful inside and out without hair. But instead of affirming Amaya’s beauty, Suri and her mother visit a salon that makes wigs from donated hair; Amaya is on a waiting list for a wig, so Suri has her hair cut and made into a wig, which she mails to Amaya. Readers don’t learn much more about Amaya other than that she’s happy to have received the wig and returns to the park wearing it, “feeling a boost of confidence, knowing her new best friend had chosen to share her glorious, awesome hair with her.” Suri’s experience is centered; Amaya feels like a prop to allow Suri to be the hero. Though the message about the importance of hair donation is a good one and the graceful watercolors are charming, there are better ways to raise awareness. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

An attempt at empowerment that misses the mark. (information on hair loss and hair donation; list of hair donation nonprofits) (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews