Hair Dance!

Hair comes in all colors, textures, and styles. Whether it is worn long or short, in braids or cornrows, or left natural in an Afro, hair plays a big part in who we are and how we feel about ourselves.

In this inspiring book, Kelly Johnson’s stunning photographs of girls wearing a range of hairstyles and the lyrical words of Dinah Johnson’s poem celebrate African American hair in all its radiant variety.

Hair Dance! is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children’s Book of the Year.

DINAH JOHNSON has written several books for young readers. A professor of English literature at the University of South Carolina, Dinah lives with her daughter, Niani, in Columbia, South Carolina.

KELLY JOHNSON is the author/photographer of Look at the Baby, and is a nationally known photographer who specializes in portraits of children. Kelly lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.