Don't Touch My Hair!

GREAT book for talking about personal space. Lends itself well to discussions about other absurd requests like "can I touch your tummy?" for pregnant woman. As I read this book to my students in my library, I'll stop and ask one "can I stick my finger up your nose?" The shock value is hilarious and helps cement the ideas of personal space. Just keep your finger out of my nose and I'll keep my hands off your body too.

I didn't pay attention to content - my bad. One thing I am looking for is a guideline on book age appropriateness. I was looking for my 2 year old granddaughter. I'll keep the book for a later gift. I'd say 4 years and older. Meanwhile I'll keep looking. She hates people messing with her hair so I was hoping for something fun to bridge an understanding. Her hair is beautiful and wild, but sometimes we need to tame it for the day.

My daughter is 9 months old and absolutely LOVES this book. It is a little on the pricey side however, books like this aren't available in your typical book stores. My daughter loves the pictures and it most certainly will be a keepsake!

Bought for a little girl who experiences this and actually told a grown man who touched her hair just this, "Don't touch my hair," followed by an explanation of why it was inappropriate.

Since reading this book with my 3 year old, she has had the confidence to tell 4 adults not to touch her hair! We love this book! It teaches them about consent. I’ve told her many times what this book says, but I think seeing a little girl with hair like her, dealing with the same issue, helped it sink in.

This book has generated many important conversations in our classroom, grateful to the author for this

I truly enjoy reading this book with my now 6 year old daughter. It is very important for her to have the language to communicate to others that her hair is not to be randomly touched, and this great book gives her the confidence and the courage to communicate that in an effective, non-disrespectful way. As parents we look for books for our children that have character's that reflect their everyday life and this book is a great example of that for all little brown skin girls.

My student loved this and even read it to her classmates so they’d understand why she doesn’t want them touching her hair anymore. And it worked !

I bought "Don't touch my Hair!" prior to leaving my daughter's family in California to return to my home in N.Y., but the book arrived after my departure. My 5 1/2-year-old Grandson called to thank me and then proceeded to read the entire story to me over FaceTime, holding up the pictures the way a teacher does when reading a story to an elementary level class! He delighted in inflecting his voice to go along with the pictures and moods in the story. I was impressed by his "gender-less" response because although the photos show a little girl, its spirit captured his sentiments entirely. Its universal appeal is note-worthy and I'll purchase more by this talented author!

This a good book for under age 5. My 4 year old read it ( with a little help). It was almost too simple for us. It's just her happy with her hair but didn't like when others touch so she tries to avoid people but doesn't like that either. So she finally yells at everyone to stop and that works for her. Doesn't get into "my body" stuff, just that it's not ok with her that people touch her hair.

GREAT book for talking about personal space. Lends itself well to discussions about other absurd requests like "can I touch your tummy?" for pregnant woman. As I read this book to my students in my library, I'll stop and ask one "can I stick my finger up your nose?" The shock value is hilarious and helps cement the ideas of personal space. Just keep your finger out of my nose and I'll keep my hands off your body too.

I didn't pay attention to content - my bad. One thing I am looking for is a guideline on book age appropriateness. I was looking for my 2 year old granddaughter. I'll keep the book for a later gift. I'd say 4 years and older. Meanwhile I'll keep looking. She hates people messing with her hair so I was hoping for something fun to bridge an understanding. Her hair is beautiful and wild, but sometimes we need to tame it for the day.

My daughter is 9 months old and absolutely LOVES this book. It is a little on the pricey side however, books like this aren't available in your typical book stores. My daughter loves the pictures and it most certainly will be a keepsake!

Bought for a little girl who experiences this and actually told a grown man who touched her hair just this, "Don't touch my hair," followed by an explanation of why it was inappropriate.

Since reading this book with my 3 year old, she has had the confidence to tell 4 adults not to touch her hair! We love this book! It teaches them about consent. I’ve told her many times what this book says, but I think seeing a little girl with hair like her, dealing with the same issue, helped it sink in.

This book has generated many important conversations in our classroom, grateful to the author for this

I truly enjoy reading this book with my now 6 year old daughter. It is very important for her to have the language to communicate to others that her hair is not to be randomly touched, and this great book gives her the confidence and the courage to communicate that in an effective, non-disrespectful way. As parents we look for books for our children that have character's that reflect their everyday life and this book is a great example of that for all little brown skin girls.

My student loved this and even read it to her classmates so they’d understand why she doesn’t want them touching her hair anymore. And it worked !

I bought "Don't touch my Hair!" prior to leaving my daughter's family in California to return to my home in N.Y., but the book arrived after my departure. My 5 1/2-year-old Grandson called to thank me and then proceeded to read the entire story to me over FaceTime, holding up the pictures the way a teacher does when reading a story to an elementary level class! He delighted in inflecting his voice to go along with the pictures and moods in the story. I was impressed by his "gender-less" response because although the photos show a little girl, its spirit captured his sentiments entirely. Its universal appeal is note-worthy and I'll purchase more by this talented author!

This a good book for under age 5. My 4 year old read it ( with a little help). It was almost too simple for us. It's just her happy with her hair but didn't like when others touch so she tries to avoid people but doesn't like that either. So she finally yells at everyone to stop and that works for her. Doesn't get into "my body" stuff, just that it's not ok with her that people touch her hair.

My six year old has beautiful curly hair...and lots of anxiety. People would always reach out to touch her hair and she would shut down. I’ve been working with my kids on setting healthy boundaries -their body, their choice. All of my kids love this book, and it teaches children that even something people don’t think about such as touching their hair is not ok unless they give their permission. This book empowers children to decide when they do and don’t want contact. And that it isn’t wrong or impolite to ask someone not to touch you and expect that they respect that boundary. I will be ordering more of her books-for reference my kids are 6, 9, and 11-two girls and one boy-and they all enjoyed this book and the conversation it evoked.

Don’t usually give 5 stars for a book but this is uplifting, educational, teaches about physical differences and also agency and sticking up for yourself when people are touching you, establishing permission first and it’s ok for kids to say No, don’t touch me. My 4 year old rough and tumble boy asks to read this all the time.

My kids LOVE this book and so do I! We have her first book Princess Hair and they both are absolutely AMAZING!! My eldest rest it every night for 2 weeks straight! Great great book. Highly recommended!

I love the message of this book. I read it before giving it to my niece and it is so lovely. She loved it! I love how she is getting a positive message about consent at a young age.

Similar to a previous book I purchased, Hair Love, I love that this book teaches my little one to love her curly hair. Additionally, it shows how though others may be intrigued to touch her hair, it’s ultimately up to her to decide if she wants to allow that. It’s a sweet simple story but definitely teaches some important values that I want to instill in my daughter. I also have to add that I love that the main character’s name is the same as my daughter: Aria.

I didn't think it was funny at all. It was quite factual. In the 'me too' movement people should keep their hands to themselves. I loved the book. I bought it for my daughters.

My black daughter often has kids wanting to touch her hair. She took this book into her classroom and the teacher read it to the class. It's a great teaching and learning tool for all kids!

My 3 year old daughter has been calling her curly, coily, kinky hair ugly and has been having issues accepting her beautiful locks. This book showed Aria, the main character, with many different style hair and the first page alone.. my daughter instantly connected and loved. She wanted me to read it again immediately after! I recommend this book to show girls it is okay to have boundaries and what they may encounter in the future.

I loved the book and so did my daughter. I often look for African American book selections for my daughter. It's easy to understand and the illustrations are great... the concept is even better... this is a favorite. Thank you and keep writing....you inspire!!

It is a charming book about loving our bodies and no one else needs to touch any part without our comsent.

Really well done and well illustrated book. Enabled conversations about racism, cultural ignorance, and consent. My six year old wanted to learn more about the author and is now looking forward to more books from her.

This is a great book which created a nice dialogue for my dgts and their class about personal space and boundaries in an age appropriate way.

I bought this book for my two year old who has gorgeous, curly hair. People, complete strangers, feel that it is perfectly appropriate to touch and I want to help empower her to tell them no.

So nice to have a story that discusses personal boundaries and when to enforce them

Great story and wonderful illustrations. Great for teaching kids to respect others' boundaries as well as asserting their own boundaries.

My granddaughter looks like the kid in the book, and had the same problem. She loves it.

A great way to reinforce that my daughter can set boundaries for herself and people need to respect them.

Such a cute little book! Bought it for my niece and cant wait to read it to her when she gets older!

This is a great book to talk to younger kids (mine are 5 and 7) about needing permission to touch others. Even if kids really like something like beautiful bouncy hair, they should not touch without asking for permission. The illustrations are beautiful and humorous. It was a fun read for all.

Great story and illustrations. Great messaging. Kids love this book.

I would give this book 10 stars if I could! It's a great way to introduce the concept of consent and boundaries to your little ones! The illustrations are adorable too!

I love this book! We bought this book for my nieces and it’s absolutely how they feel about people touching their hair as if they’re some type of experiment.

Great female character, fun story

Great book! Read this book and it teaches self esteem, self love and boundaries!

My blond curly haired niece loves this story. She sees herself in the character and is fiery just like her.

Wonderful book! My daughter loves it! She ask for me to read at bed time every night. Love the message.

Love this book! It teaches boundaries and self-love.

Absolutely love this book! It has help guide my students to stand up for themselves, their bodies and THEIR HAIR!! even with adults!! I highly recommend this book to any and everyone! Thank you for creating an easy and open dialogue for students of all ages!

I love this book, and the kids love it too! I recently brought it to a second grade class as a guest reader. They were so excited when I gave them their own classroom copy.

I got the book for my 7-year-old niece for her birthday and she loves it!

Wonderful book that teaches kids that they alone are in charge of their bodies.

Great book for our daughter!

As a mom of a curly girl who is always having people try to touch her hair without asking. This book is amazing. The only thing that could be improved upon perhaps is sturdier pages that are more appropriate for young kids

Great book for little girls

Excellent book, it teaches children to love their hair texture.

GREAT BOOK. COLORFUL , HELPS ESTABLISH BOUNDRIES

Great book

I got this book for my children and it was wonderful! Well conceived for children and beautifully illustrated. Would highly recommend for classroom or home!

Beautifully illustrated, funny and cute book

My favorite book

My girls love reading this book and saying 'don't touch my hair'

This book is a MUST have in ANY classroom.

The illustrations in this book kept my niece entertained! She is constantly talking about “princess hair” and after reading this book with her she could not stop touching her hair! I loved this book!

I love this narrative. Both my students and myself love this book. The author/illustrator does an amazing job telling the truths of being a black girl with magical hair.

My Niece loved it

My daughter loves this book. Has good cadence and nicely illustrated and love the message

Such a cute book to help educate kids on personal space.

Love love love this book! This one is a favorite in the house. I wish I had this book growing up!

Excellent!! Great teaching tool.

Love love love!!

“Don’t touch my hair” is a great story about bodily autonomy and standing up for yourself and your needs.

This book was instructional, relatable, and fun. Our toddler loved it and it gives a great foundation for addressing when other people try to touch her hair.

My daughter and I absolutely enjoyed this book. She wants me to read it to her often.

New Bedtime Favorite!

My little girl absolutely adores this book. She identified with this character and I love that.

A favorite for my daughter. It shows her there are other people with hair like hers

My twin 5 year old nieces love this book!

Introducing personal space, and allowing my students to see themselves in books.

Great book to help girls feel confident about themselves!

Came early and granddaughter’s happy that’s all that counts

Awesome source for boundaries

Such an important book!

Great book to read

My niece loved this

Such a cute book!

This book was very funny. It has happened to every girl in my house, so it is very true. Our hair is a part of us, our Glory. People need to respect people's personal space, just as a pregnant woman doesn't like her belly touched by strangers. Just because someones hair is different and you're curious doesn't give some the right to touch it. This book hits all those bottled up emotions & gives solutions in a funny way. We read it several times. A must read.

This reads more like a woman bitter about her hair being seeing as unkempt and would rather spend 8 weeks writing a book about it instead of 8 minutes doing her hair in the morning.

Great book, I needed this book thirty years ago. A joy to read. I would recommend this book to someone.

This book is amazing. Something appalling I've noticed in my experience working with children is that white kids act like they have a right to touch black people's hair. I love that this book gives black girls the permission to advocate for themselves and their right to bodily autonomy. #blackgirlmagic

From 6yo daughter: I loved the textures and it’s curly like mine. I loved it so much. You could make a YouTube channel of it. I hope you have a great day.

5 year old daughter loves this book! She can relate, people are always touching her hair without asking.

My toddler got this today and has been going on and on about it. Valuable lesson about respect

Think the book would have been better liked if it were a board book. Kids dont care too much for soft cover/paper books.

My girls Love this book. So do I. The message is great and the illustrations are captivating. All around a great book my 21 month old girls pick out daily for me to read to them.

Wonderful book for little girls. I got this for a friend’s daughter as her birthday approaches. I’m excited to gift it to her.

Love the book, super simple and relatable message.

The story was good. The little girl I gave this book to, saw herself in this book

Excellent. My daughter is mixed race and people are always trying to put their dirty hands in her hair. She related to the nook and now has some confidence of telling people not to touch her hair

This beautifully illustrated book arrived and has become an instant hit at home with my two year old daughter. She is fascinated by the pictures. Really great story that explains why she shouldn’t just touch someone’s hair. Lovely way to teach her about asking first and respecting someone’s personal boundaries. Highly recommend. The book arrived quickly and in perfect condition.