**Ada’s Wash Day**

Ada doesn’t like wash days! Ada’s Wash Day is a sweet and empowering story about self love and acceptance. The story follows Ada and her Mama during their weekly hair washing routine.
Read and see how Mama teaches Ada to care for her kinky, curly, coily hair, and Ada learns to love and accept her crown - just the way it is. In the process, Mama learns a little bit about herself too.
Their special mother-daughter bond is brilliantly captured & illustrated in this fun and fresh story about Black girlhood and self love.

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Meet Ada

A six year old girl of Gabonese & St. Lucian heritage.

Ada loves field hockey, running, eating pancakes, dancing, singing and playing her violin.

Ada hates spiders, eating salmon, pineapple and sometimes, wash day.

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What people are saying

“This is a beautiful way to explain wash day and the beauty and versatility of black hair to children! I also like how it tackles the bullying kids could encounter just because of the way their hair is styled. But more importantly, I enjoyed the bond and love between the mother and her daughter which exuded through the pages!.”

Fatmata Jalloh (Amazon Reviewer)
“Awesome book with lots of great illustrations. This book is sure to inspire and build confidence in young readers. I bought several copies to pass out as gifts to family and friends and the feedback has been tremendous..”

Robert Crawford (Amazon Reviewer)
“This reminds me of getting my hair washed as a child. Whew! I hated it and my curly hair. So glad this book exists now. I'd definitely share with friends and family. Super cute story children will love it..”

Holli (Amazon Reviewer)
“Ada’s Wash Day is as much about instilling pride and confidence in our culture; as positively embracing our African tight cloudy, curly hair and styles.”

Yishebah Baht Gavriel, Reviewer in Residence for Croydon Supplementary Education Project
"Ada’s Wash Day is a beautiful ode to Black hair, Black hair care, and mother/daughter bonding. This book is a gem that I highly recommend."

Megan Reid, @ihaveabookforthat
“This book is SUPER cute! It captures all of the emotions of a tween. It’s all so relatable! My favourite part of this book is the underlying message of bonding.”

Insiyah Gombera, @ammas.magical.bookshelf
“This book is about so much more than hair!My class also loved the little treat at the end, picking out their favourite Ada hairstyles.”

Schnell, Teacher, @diverseclassroombooks

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Ada’s Wash Day

Meet Ada

“Awesome book with lots of great illustrations. This book is sure to inspire and build confidence in young readers. I bought several copies to pass out as gifts to family and friends and the feedback has been tremendous..”

“This reminds me of getting my hair washed as a child. Whew! I hated it and my curly hair. So glad this book exists now. I'd definitely share with friends and family. Super cute story children will love it..”

“Ada’s Wash Day is as much about instilling pride and confidence in our culture; as positively embracing our African tight cloudy, curly hair and styles.”

"Ada’s Wash Day is a beautiful ode to Black hair, Black hair care, and mother/daughter bonding. This book is a gem that I highly recommend."

“This book is SUPER cute! It captures all of the emotions of a tween. It’s all so relatable! My favourite part of this book is the underlying message of bonding.”

“This book is about so much more than hair!My class also loved the little treat at the end, picking out their favourite Ada hairstyles.”

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