Mira’s Curly Hair Children's Book by Maryam Al Serkal
Mira wants smooth and straight hair like her Mama, but she has curls that she just can’t tame no matter how hard she tries. She has curls everywhere! One day everything changes, and she will never look at her Mamas or her own hair the same way again. A beautiful celebration of our unique beauty and appearance and the courage it takes to yourself and love the person you are.
Award winner children's book Mira’s Curly Hair is a heartwarming story of self acceptance written by acclaimed author Maryam Al Serkal. The vibrant illustration from Rebeca Luciani fills every page with arabic architecture and colourful clothing.
Author: Maryam Al Serkal
Illustration: Rebeca Luciani
Winner Northern Lights Book Awards Picture Book, Pre-school category
Age: 4-6 years
32 pages - Softcover
Printed on FSC certified paper with non petroleum based inks
Award winning children's book publisher and social enterprise, Lantana Publishing, have a mission to publish inclusive books that are changing the game of publishing, commissioning books that celebrate diversity, equality, and environmental sustainability. In the UK, a third of school children identify as being Black, Asain, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), but yet less than 5% of books are representative of BAME characters. Further to this, less than 2% are authors or book creators represented by British people of colour, even less than this are representative of the LGBTQ+ communities or disabled. Lantana believes that every child deserves to see themselves in the books they read.