My Hair

Danielle Murrell Cox

Image | My Hair

(HarperFestival)

My Hair is the perfect introduction to an array of beautiful hairstyles for tiny naturalistas-in-training!
Known for her popular Black Queens and Black Kings colouring books for adults, Danielle Murrell Cox creates a colourful and bouncy board book to pair with favourites such as Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks; Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry; and I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley.
A great gift for baby showers, birthdays, and other special occasions! (From Harperfestival)
Danielle Murrell Cox is a Canadian author, illustrator and graphic designer.

From the book

Image | My Hair

Caption: An interior page from My Hair by Danielle Murrell Cox. (©2020 HarperFestival)

Why Danielle Murrell Cox wrote My Hair

"My board book is for little girls and little boys. It's showing them different hairstyles that are based off of natural Black hair styles. It's done in a very minimalistic, colourful way.
"It's very eye catching as well. There are a lot of hairstyles and at the end of the book, there's definitely a little 'glossary of style,' showing the different hairstyles.
My board book is for little girls and little boys. It's showing them different hairstyles that are based off of natural Black hair styles. - Danielle Murrell Cox
"There's the Afro puffs, Afros, braids, locks — pretty much anything that you can kind of think of in regards to Black hairstyles is in the book."
Read more in her interview with The Next Chapter.

Interviews with Danielle Murrell Cox

Media Video | Our Montreal : How this Black Montreal artist became a tour de force on social media

Caption: From Instagram to plush toys, Danielle Murrell Cox’s work has taken on a life of its own. What is it about her that connects with so many people? She joins Catherine Verdon-Diamond to talk about it.

Open Full Embed in New Tab (external link)Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage.

Media Audio | The Next Chapter : Danielle Murrell Cox on My Hair

Caption: Graphic designer Danielle Murrell Cox talks about the inspiration behind her first board book, My Hair.

Open Full Embed in New Tab (external link)Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage.