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Shauntay Grant

Auteur van Africville

11 Werken 170 Leden 11 Besprekingen

Werken van Shauntay Grant

Africville (2018) 50 exemplaren
My Fade Is Fresh (2022) 38 exemplaren
Up Home (2008) 22 exemplaren
My Hair is Beautiful (2019) 19 exemplaren
The City Speaks in Drums (2010) 13 exemplaren
Apples and Butterflies (2012) 11 exemplaren
When I Wrap My Hair (2024) 5 exemplaren
The Walking Bathroom (2017) 4 exemplaren
Sandy Toes: A Summer Adventure (2023) 2 exemplaren
The Bridge (2021) 1 exemplaar

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Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
Canada
Woonplaatsen
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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This book would be good for primary students. This book is "My Fade is Fresh" written by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Mitt Thomas, and published in 2022. This book is about an African American girl who walks into a barber shop and wants a fade, but the hair dresser wants to give her something that looks more like a girl would get and they list off all of these haircuts that people with black, curly hair usually get and she stands firm with her want for a fade. I think this book accurately shows societies standards for girls and especially for girls with that type of hair. I think this book shows young people that you can look different than society says you should look and you should be proud of who you are. I would for sure have this book in my class because of this.… (meer)
 
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kcochell23 | 5 andere besprekingen | Jan 25, 2024 |
The story got a little bogged down with the child not being listened to, but she got her way in the end and was beautiful with her fresh fade and cute skirt. I love her.
 
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mslibrarynerd | 5 andere besprekingen | Jan 13, 2024 |
Agirl arrives at the barbershop with hair everywhere and leaves with the freshest fade.

The adventure starts when the narrator walks into the barbershop, where Black folks are working, styling, sitting, and talking. The child sits and asks for “THE FRESHEST FADE UP ON THE BLOCK!” Instead of getting right to it, the hairdresser suggests other options—a trim, an Afro, cornrows— and cuts bit by bit. As the girl’s hair slowly gets shorter, other patrons suggest different options, like spikes, twists, or locs. Time passes as the suggestions keep pouring in, and the hairdresser and the child’s mother become visibly distressed. Finally, it all comes to an end when the child’s hair is short enough for her to say, “Just line me up.” The rhyming text is great fun to read, with perfect rhythm and style, though at times it can be slightly difficult to tell who is talking. The call and response detailing myriad creative Black hairstyles is both a humorous romp and a glorious celebration of Black beauty. The gentle message of a girl choosing her own look despite others’ attachment to her long hair is neither lost nor overdone. Thomas’ illustrations attend to every detail and exude energy, community, and warmth as they cycle through interesting characters and the narrator’s many different looks en route to her chosen fade. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

This fun, powerful, and empowering tale belongs on every shelf. (Picture book. 3-8)

-Kirkus Review
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CDJLibrary | 5 andere besprekingen | Jan 11, 2023 |
"Yesterday at ten o'clock,
I walked into the barbershop.
My bushy, brownish, biggish hair
was growing almost everywhere."

The kid in this story knows exactly what she wants: "The freshest fade on the block!" But she has trouble getting the adults to believe her, and has to inch them toward her vision - "a little more off the top" - until it's achieved.

See also: Crown by Derrick Barnes (PB), Frizzy by Claribel Ortega (MG GN), Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller, Hair Love by Matthew Cherry… (meer)
 
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JennyArch | 5 andere besprekingen | Dec 23, 2022 |

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Werken
11
Leden
170
Populariteit
#125,474
Waardering
3.8
Besprekingen
11
ISBNs
36
Talen
1

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