Hair Like Obamas, Hands Like Lebron..., Carole Boston Weatherford
Hair Like Obamas, Hands Like Lebron..., Carole Boston Weatherford
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Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's
A Picture Book

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/01/2024

Synopsis

IS YOUR HAIR LIKE MINE?

Inspired by the famous White House photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touching then President Barack Obama’s hair, Carole Boston Weatherford’s powerful text is an ode to all the things that make Black and Brown kids beautiful, strong, resilient, and powerful. From jazz great John Coltrane to astronaut and engineer Guion Bluford to civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump, this book is a celebration of Black history and excellence.

About Carole Boston Weatherford

Carole Boston Weatherford has written many award-winning books for children, including Kin, illustrated by her son Jeffery and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient; Box, which won a Newbery Honor; Unspeakable, which won the Coretta Scott King Award, a Caldecott Honor, and was a finalist for the National Book Award; Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; ALA Notable Children’s Book You Can Fly; and Caldecott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement; and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Carole lives in North Carolina. Visit her at CBWeatherford.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jacqui on March 15, 2025

2025-2026 TBA Nominee. Read once in print and once on audio. I enjoyed Ruffin Prentiss’ voice and Savannah Durr’s illustrations did each man justice. I always enjoy Carole Boston Weatherford’s work. This is an exceptional work. “her poem extends the association to the character traits, physical attri......more

Goodreads review by Linda on March 05, 2025

Out last fall, Carole Boston Weatherford gave us a wonderful rhyming celebration for all those young black boys, maybe girls, too, who need heroes like them in their lives. It was inspired by the photo by Pete Souza of young Jacob Philadelphia touching then-President Obama's hair! She's included si......more

Goodreads review by Aolund on January 31, 2025

A rhyming story of iconic Black men throughout U.S. history, and the qualities they share with the young Black boy who is this simple, effective book's narrator. Themes: Black History, Black Boy Joy, Representation Age range: Preschool-Kindergarten......more

Goodreads review by wildct2003 on February 02, 2025

Good book. Learned about some people I wasn’t aware of. Wondered why all the comparisons were to men.......more

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