“My curls are a gift from my ancestors.” — Lupita Nyong’o
Black History Month is about achievement, pride, resilience, culture, courage, joy, style, and beauty. Black hair is all those things and more! As we continue to celebrate 100 years of Black history, here is a list of books about hair. These books will teach, uplift, encourage, represent, and inspire. For more hair stories, see Happy Hair Tales.
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1. Fros, Fades, and Braids: A Brief History of Black Hair in America
Sean Qualls | HarperCollins | January 20, 2026 | Amazon | Bookshop
2. No Way, Wash Day
Adrienne Thurman | Kaylani Juanita | HarperCollins | January 20, 2026 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. This Hair Belongs
JaNay Brown-Wood | Erin K. Robinson | Astra Young Readers | January 13, 2026 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. Haircut Day with Dad
Monica Mikai | Crown BYR | January 13, 2026 | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Hairstory
Sope Martins | Briana Mukodiri Uchendu | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy | January 6, 2026 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. A Black Girl and Her Braids
Jaylene Clark Owens | Brittney Bond | Penguin Workshop | January 6, 2026 | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Jordan’s Perfect Haircut
Sharee Miller | Little, Brown BYR | October 7, 2025 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
8. Salon Saturday
Janelle Harper | Charlot Kristensen | Viking BYR | September 23, 2025 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots
Sylvia Rodriguez | Charlesbridge | September 16, 2025 | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Wash Day Love
Tanisia Moore | Raissa Figueroa | Scholastic | March 4, 2025 | Amazon | Bookshop
11. Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids
Adiba Nelson | Alleanna Harris | Feiwel & Friends | January 14, 2025 | Amazon | Bookshop
12. Saturday Morning at the ‘Shop
Keenan Jones | Ken Daley | Beach Lane Books | January 7, 2025 | Amazon | Bookshop
13. My Afro Is a Rising Sun
Yaram Yahu | DeAnn Wiley | Running Press Kids | December 3, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
14. My Hair Is Like Yours
St. Clair Detrick-Jules | Tabitha Brown | Chronicle Books | October 8, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
15. My Hair Is My Friend
Myrce’tez Gowan-Perkins | Danielle Arrington | Soaring Kite Books | October 1, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
16. My Hair Is a Book
Maisha Oso | London Ladd | HarperCollins | September 17, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
17. Freedom Braids
Monique Duncan | Oboh Moses | Lantana Publishing | September 10, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
18. Zion’s Crown: A Know Your Hairitage Book
Zenda M. Walker | Princess Karibo | Running Press Kids | September 10, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
19. My Hair Can
Matt Forté | Sophia Green | Tyndale Kids | September 3, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
20. Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair
Carole Boston Weatherford | Ekua Holmes | Candlewick | September 3, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
21. If My Hair Had a Voice
Dana Marie Miroballi | Patricia Grannum | Beaming Books | May 28, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
22. When I Wrap My Hair
Shauntay Grant | Jenin Mohammed | Quill Tree Books | January 2, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
23. Wash Day
Tiffany Golden | Lhaiza Morena | Mayo Clinic Press Kids | October 17, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
24. Locs, Not Dreads
Tonya Abari | Chasity Hampton | The Innovation Press | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
25. Cornrows
Camille Yarbrough | Carole Byard | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | April 18, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
26. I Love My Beautiful Hair
Elissa Wentt | Cartwheel Books | June 28, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
27. Crowned with Glory
Dorena Williamson | Shellene Rodney | WaterBrook | February 8, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
28. Stella’s Stellar Hair
Yesenia Moises | Imprint | January 5, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
29. Bedtime Bonnet
Nancy Redd | Nneka Myers | Random House BYR | April 7, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
30. Cool Cuts
Mechal Renee Roe | Doubleday BYR | February 11, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
31. Happy Hair
Mechal Renee Roe | Doubleday BYR | October 15, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
32. Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry | Vashti Harrison | Kokila | May 14, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
33. Don’t Touch My Hair!
Sharee Miller | Little, Brown BYR | November 6, 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop
34. My Hair Is a Garden
Cozbi A. Cabrera | Albert Whitman & Company | April 1, 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop
35. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Derrick Barnes | Gordon C. James | Agate Bolden | October 10, 2017 | Amazon | Bookshop
36. I Love My Hair!
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley | E. B. Lewis | Little Brown BYR | September 01, 2001 | Amazon | Bookshop
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