Jordan's Hair Book

This story is about a little boy who thought that since his skin is brown, he was somehow wrong, and he no longer wanted to be black. He asked his parents, teachers, and grandpa why his hair wasn't good like the rest of the students in his class. Everyone explained that the way God made him is perfect. As a teacher this book will help me teach kids that even if everyone else in their class looks alike, it is okay to be different. This book was made about a black boy who wanted to look more like his white classmates, but I can relate it to any race. The authors, Ed and Sonya Spruill, are African American, so they can probably relate to the same problems Jordan goes through involving his hair texture and skin color. The illustrator, Stephen Peringer, did a good job making the illustrations very large and colorful. It gives the story life and relates perfectly to the text.