Can I Touch Your Hair?

Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

Written by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko

I think this is a very good book. It’s about two kids who are paired up for a project at school. They are not friends. They have different races. but they become friends over time. It is a story told in poems. It also touches my heart.

Reviewed by Kevin Rygg, Student, Truman Elementary
Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 3-6

Can I Touch Your Hair?
Written by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko
Carolrhoda Books
39 pages
Release Date: January 1, 2018
ISBN: 9781512404425 
This book is nominee in the Poetry category for the Beehive Book Awards.

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1 thought on “Can I Touch Your Hair?”

  1. I did not care for this book. It highlighted racism and cruelty. Yes, it had a nice ending, but I do not think it is appropriate for impressionable children.

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