A rhyming picture book

Hands Off My Hair!

A book about respect, boundaries, and belonging.

Someone reaches for her hair before she can say stop. Hands Off My Hair! gives children the words to stop it, and then does the harder thing: asking the reaching child what made that seem allowed. Curiosity, entitlement, implicit bias, and what repair actually takes.

Written by Brandee Blocker Anderson

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About the book

What should you do when someone touches your hair without asking? Hands Off My Hair! helps children explore personal boundaries, microaggressions, curiosity, respect, and bias in an age-appropriate way.

Through engaging rhymes and warm illustrations, this book encourages children to speak up, ask permission, learn without invading, and recognize the full humanity in one another. It includes a Pause and Think reflection page and a full glossary.

Perfect for families, classrooms, and conversations about kindness, identity, and belonging.

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You may think my curls look cool.
You may like what you see.
But liking something does not
mean you get to touch me.

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What children will explore

Conversation starters for home and the classroom.

Personal boundariesConsentCuriosity vs. entitlementMicroaggressionsImplicit biasImpact vs. intentApology and repairBeing an ally

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$7.99

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For classrooms

Lesson guide, before/during/after discussion questions, vocabulary cards, printable worksheets, classroom poster, student certificate, family letter, and one-educator classroom-use rights.