Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Illustrator
Virgo Evans
Publisher
Llumina Press
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9781932560718
Pages
29 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
An interracial family enjoys a Saturday ritual. After a pancake breakfast, the mother goes to a hair salon, while the little girl and father style each other's hair. Because her father is bald, the little girl must use her imagination, play-dough, and ribbons to create his hair-do. Each week, the family enjoys each other's new hairstyles.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
570L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; interracial family; interracial marriage; mixed race
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
hairdressing; playing pretend; pancake; weekend ritual; father and daughter bonding
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Dunn-Dern, Lisa, "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" (2005). Diverse Families. 128.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/128