Can I touch your hair?
Subtitle: poems of race, mistakes, and friendship
By: Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko
Contributors: Alko, Selina, ill; Qualls, Sean, ill; Waters, Charles, 1973- author
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
ISBN-13: 9781512404425
Subjects: Friendship; Race relations; Juvenile literature; Race awareness
Description: Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.
Notes: 3456 Childrens Plus, Inc.

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Table of contents: title: The poem project : writing partner; title: Shoes : shopping with dad; title: Hair : strands; title: Church : Sunday service; title: Beach day : beach; title: The athlete : horseback riding; title: Playground : fresh start; title: Ghost : geography; title: Dinner conversation : best and worst; title: Forgivness : apology; title: Officer Brassard : news; title: Punishment : punishment; title: Sleepover : why Aunt Sarah doesn't go downtown after dark; title: The n-bomb : piano lessons; title: Bedtime reading : author visit; title: Quiet time : blooming flower; title: Dear Mrs. Vandenberg.