“Oshun and me” is the oda to the braids and history of afro

At a time when black and marginalized groups are attacked, Adiba Nelson drops a book for youngsters, which strengthens black aesthetics and identity. The creator of Afro-Latin does it through the eyes of Yadyra, a young girl who invites young readers during a natural hair journey :. It starts with the ritual that her hair is intertwined and spare on Sunday. Yadira defines this process and is concerned with the Cowrie shell, which her mother uses as decorations. What is developing is a cultural and historical dialogue between mother and daughter. The conversation beautifully reproduces the mythology of the African traditional religion practiced in Black Latin culture – against the background of equally beautiful illustrations created by Alleanna Harris.

History continues when Yadira goes to school. The young girl is beautifully intertwined and with beads, but she wonders if she’s going to fit and make friends.

You cannot ignore care and integration displayed on this text.

The muffled but visual topic in the book is the disability of Yadira – he sits in a wheelchair when he wraps his hair and uses an infantry when he arrives in school.

According to research conducted by the Children’s Book Center, only 3.4% of kid’s books presents a disabled child as the foremost character. This number it contrasts sharply from thE 29.2% of kid’s books with animals as the foremost characters.

In weaving on this often ignored reality, in such a way, he shows young readers who move the disabled that they’re seen, that they matter, they are literally normal. He actually causes a conversation amongst disabled children and in the surroundings, and children are concerned with disability.

Yadira fights with school and makes a couple of discoveries. She is full of confidence that her mother gave her and armed with an Afro-Latina pride that runs through her heritage.

It ends with the creator’s letter and a scheme of woven hairstyles.

This story is an excellent reading for youngsters three and older. It was published on January 25 and will be found on the shelves of your favorite black bookstores and online from black bookstores.