📚 THE STEMULATING BOOKSHELF

Read Beyond the Episode!

Continue the adventure through stories that help us explore creativity, confidence, family, discovery, and the ideas behind the episode.

OUR BOOK PICK

THIS EPISODE'S BOOK

Hair Love

by Matthew A. Cherry
Illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Hair Love celebrates Zuri, her natural hair, and the loving relationship between a father and daughter as they work together to create a special hairstyle.

Why We Picked It

Madam C.J. Walker's Magic Formula invites young adventurers to think about hair care, creativity, innovation, products, and entrepreneurship. Hair Love extends that experience through a story centered on natural hair, family, self-confidence, and creativity.

💕 FAMILY👑 CONFIDENCE💡 CREATIVITY✨ HAIR LOVE

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Start at Your Local Library!

Before you buy, we encourage you to check your local library. Libraries are one of the best places to discover new stories, explore new ideas, and continue your STEMulating Adventure.

Ask your librarian to help you find Hair Love—or explore other books about natural hair, creativity, family, inventors, entrepreneurs, and Madam C.J. Walker.

📚 You don't have to own every book to make reading part of your adventure.

WANT YOUR OWN COPY?

Find the Book

If you'd like to add Hair Love to your bookshelf, you can learn more through its publisher or look for a copy through an independent bookseller.

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Penguin Random House / Kokila

Visit the official publisher page for Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, illustrated by Vashti Harrison.

VIEW AT THE PUBLISHER →

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Marcus Books

Visit Marcus Books through Bookshop.org to support an independent Black-owned bookstore.

VISIT MARCUS BOOKS →

Read. Love. Discover. 💕

A STEMulating Adventure doesn't have to end when the episode does. Stories can inspire new questions, new ideas, and new ways of seeing ourselves and the world around us.

Keep reading. Keep creating. Keep STEMulating.