Braided Roots: The Interweaving of History, Family, and a Father's Love

Description: "As a little girl's father loving braids her hair, he shares with his daughter the strength and resilience of their ancestors, Freedmen who walked the Trail of Tears from Mississippi to Oklahoma"--

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Praise for Braided Roots:

"Lyrical...Flowing lines and dreamlike scenes in Goodnight's oil, colored pencil, and digital illustrations warmly capture the enduring presence and strength of ancestors...An empowering picture book about ties that bind."--Booklist

"In rhythmic text that's rooted in family history and nature, Chickasaw and Choctaw Freedmen descendant Westbrook begins with an everyday ritual...Goodnight's digitally finished oil and pencil illustrations effectively juxtapose scenes of the past and the present in a work that conveys how 'our hair is our history.'" -- Publisher's Weekly

"The story resonates with the bond between a father and a daughter." -- School Library Journal