Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s: A Picture Book
Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Savanna Durr
Inspired by a photograph of five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia reaching toward President Barack Obama’s hair, this picture book celebrates Black and brown children. The narrator connects parts of himself with figures including Obama, LeBron James, Ice McDonald, and Michael Jordan, and looks to Africa as part of his heritage. The book introduces notable Black figures from history through the present while affirming children’s abilities and cultural legacy.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
