Reviews

Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Amanda Redd, Nneka Myers

christinajoyi's review

informative medium-paced

4.25

librarylove4eva's review

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

A BEAUTIFUL picture book. The main character in the story revels in the night time ritual of hair care in her family, but her night time bonnet is gone! A celebration of family, bedtime, and hair. I loved this book.

typewriterdeluxe's review

lighthearted relaxing

5.0

sometimeskass_reads's review

5.0

So sweet 💛

xoodlebooks's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

kateyg's review

funny informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

wadezone's review

4.0

Excellent story and wonderful illustrations.

terhill's review

informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

qace90's review

5.0

The art is so cute and the story is so sweet! Loved this story of hair care and family.

mldavisreads's review

informative lighthearted

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Picture book.  I have often heard that some Black people will use a special pillowcase or cap for their hair at night, but never heard why.  In this book, as the whole family preps their hair for bed, the youngest daughter simply explains "I need [my bonnet] to protect my hair from tangles and lint while I sleep."  But her search for the elusive bonnet is not the only thing going on here-- her mother has a scarf, her sister has a wrap, her brother has a durag, her father has a wave cap, her grandmother has curlers and a kerchief, and Grandpa is bald. The pride the family takes in their hair is beautiful, the love between the family members is easy to see, and the dog adds some lighthearted humor (with its own eye mask for bed!).  

Though there has been a number of books on Black hair recently, most have focused on styling it, or accepting it, rather than the caring for it.  This book is a welcome addition.