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When Lovie moves from Jamaica to Newfoundland, his classmates make fun of his single dreadlock. But with Grandma's help, Lovie learns to care for his hair-and himself.
Lovie never thought he looked different until he and his dads moved to Spruce Cove. Back in Jamaica, Grandma would tend Lovie's curls with her special hair-taming grease, but no one in Spruce Cove can manage his hair. Over the summer, it dreads in just one spot, and Lovie is quite happy about his single dreadlock…until the kids at school make fun of him.
When Grandma arrives for Chanukah, she sees that Lovie is upset. She explains that dreading is what their hair type does in its natural state, and she encourages him to love the way his hair grows. So Lovie goes from wanting to hide away his dreadlock, to asking his grandma if she will make his whole head full of dreads! Grandma takes out her hair grease and gets to work, and the next day Lovie proudly walks into class with his dreadlocks, and new-found confidence.
Xaiver Campbell's heartfelt story about finding the courage to be yourself and expressing your difference is beautifully complemented by the vibrant art of celebrated illustrator Eugenie Fernandes.
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
When Lovie moves from Jamaica to Newfoundland, his classmates make fun of his hair. But with Grandma's help, Lovie learns to love and embrace himself.
• SELF-ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE: A Single Dreadlock is a story of a child who comes to embrace himself for exactly who he is. The story depicts Lovie's distress when he is made to feel different. Grandma's wisdom helps Lovie to find confidence in himself, a key process of social-emotional learning in children.
• WIDE RANGE OF REPRESENTATION: This story features a family, Lovie and his two dads, who have moved from Jamaica to Newfoundland. Grandma arrives in Spruce Cove to celebrate Chanukah, depicting the family's Jewish faith. During his time as a child-care worker, Xaiver Campbell was inspired to write this book when he realized that there were few books about kids with hair struggles, like he experienced as a child.
• DEBUT PICTURE BOOK: Xaiver Campbell is an adult fiction writer who moved from Kingston, Jamaica, to St. John's, Newfoundland, over a decade ago. Xaiver was selected as a Writers' Trust Rising Star by Lisa Moore in 2022. He is also a two-time winner of the Journey Prize for his adult short fiction. Illustrator Eugenie Fernandes is an acclaimed children's book illustrator and author, most recently known for A Likkle Miss Lou (Owlkids; 2019) and When Rabbit Was a Lion (Owlkids; 2023)
dialogue;illustrations
Lovie never thought he looked different until he and his dads moved to Spruce Cove. Back in Jamaica, Grandma would tend Lovie's curls with her special hair-taming grease, but no one in Spruce Cove can manage his hair. Over the summer, it dreads in just one spot, and Lovie is quite happy about his single dreadlock…until the kids at school make fun of him.
When Grandma arrives for Chanukah, she sees that Lovie is upset. She explains that dreading is what their hair type does in its natural state, and she encourages him to love the way his hair grows. So Lovie goes from wanting to hide away his dreadlock, to asking his grandma if she will make his whole head full of dreads! Grandma takes out her hair grease and gets to work, and the next day Lovie proudly walks into class with his dreadlocks, and new-found confidence.
Xaiver Campbell's heartfelt story about finding the courage to be yourself and expressing your difference is beautifully complemented by the vibrant art of celebrated illustrator Eugenie Fernandes.
Key Text Features
dialogue
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
When Lovie moves from Jamaica to Newfoundland, his classmates make fun of his hair. But with Grandma's help, Lovie learns to love and embrace himself.
• SELF-ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE: A Single Dreadlock is a story of a child who comes to embrace himself for exactly who he is. The story depicts Lovie's distress when he is made to feel different. Grandma's wisdom helps Lovie to find confidence in himself, a key process of social-emotional learning in children.
• WIDE RANGE OF REPRESENTATION: This story features a family, Lovie and his two dads, who have moved from Jamaica to Newfoundland. Grandma arrives in Spruce Cove to celebrate Chanukah, depicting the family's Jewish faith. During his time as a child-care worker, Xaiver Campbell was inspired to write this book when he realized that there were few books about kids with hair struggles, like he experienced as a child.
• DEBUT PICTURE BOOK: Xaiver Campbell is an adult fiction writer who moved from Kingston, Jamaica, to St. John's, Newfoundland, over a decade ago. Xaiver was selected as a Writers' Trust Rising Star by Lisa Moore in 2022. He is also a two-time winner of the Journey Prize for his adult short fiction. Illustrator Eugenie Fernandes is an acclaimed children's book illustrator and author, most recently known for A Likkle Miss Lou (Owlkids; 2019) and When Rabbit Was a Lion (Owlkids; 2023)
dialogue;illustrations