![]() ![]() Here’s where the bedtime bonnets came into play for us, to protect our hair at night until the morning light and Nancy Redd’s Bedtime Bonnet gets that. I felt the need to free us from that learned pastime to allow their natural hair to grow. As a mother, I made the decision to stop relaxing both of my daughters’ hair. My hair was relaxed and I wrapped it around my head much like Big Sis did in this story because I wore it straight. Sure, I wrapped my hair up at night as a teenager. Until I had my own children and started to learn how to take care of their hair, I never had such an awareness of proper haircare. Her work in this book was refreshingly beautiful, fun, and endearing. ![]() ![]() This is the first time I have experienced her art. This was one of the books on my #MustReadin2020 list and I added it because 1) I’ve never read a book, picture book or otherwise, that talks about the significance of the hair bonnet 2) because Nneka Myers’s cover art captured my attention with the big curls and sweet bedtime kisses from mommy. ![]()
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