Common Sense Media Review
By Terreece Clarke
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Jubilant celebration of girls' hairstyles, hair textures.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
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Where to Read
What's the Story?
In PRINCESS HAIR, princesses with a variety of awesome hairstyles and hair textures do a bunch of fun, creative things and have a good time doing them. Not only can princesses do anything they set their mind to, they can do it with any type of hair they have -- Bantu knots, Afros, two-strand twists -- because all hair is princess hair!
Is It Any Good?
This joyful, energetic, jubilant, fun book is inclusive in its messaging and presentation. By exploring some of the many, many hairstyles and textures found among black and multiethnic children, kids who love princesses learn to broaden their view beyond the typical European-centered beauty ideals offered by most media. Princess Hair is both self-celebratory and myth busting, and not just regarding appearances. The princesses featured have a variety of interests that are not boy- or romance-centered. The girls in the book are cooperative rather than competitive with one another, and the illustrations capture the vibrancy and energy of young children. Kids of all races will enjoy Princess Hair simply because it's fun. And children of color will love seeing themselves represented.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Princess Hair expands beyond the typical princess representation. Why do you think showing different types of princesses is important?
What do you love about yourself? What makes you you?
What are the different activities that the princesses in the book do? What fun activities do you do every day? Do you see many princess books that show them doing what you love to do?
Book Details
- Author :
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Adventures
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication date : October 31, 2017
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 5 - 6
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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