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This Black Mom Is Normalizing Bedtime Bonnets With A New Children's Book

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Nancy Redd has one rule that’s non-negotiable for her family. “When the sun goes down, our hair goes up,” she told ESSENCE. The author and mother turned this policy into a delightful children’s book that honors the time-honored practice of Black women protecting their hair with satin bonnets.

The idea for Bedtime Bonnet came from her daughter’s reaction to being told she needed to wear one at 3 years old.  “She was like, ‘I don’t want to wear a bonnet, bonnets are for old people,'” Redd recalled.

As someone familiar with the power of representation in media, Redd recognized the source of her daughter’s rejection immediately.  “Because when you’re 3 or 4, you are not going sleepovers, you know what I mean?

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