Cornrows
by Camille Yarbrough, Illustrated by Carole Byard
- A Top 10 Book in the “Girl’s Hair Books” Category
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 1980
Fiction, Paperback, 48 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
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Description of Cornrows by Camille Yarbrough
Every design has a name and means something in the powerful past and present richness of the Black tradition.
Mama’s and Great-Grammaw’s gentle fingers weave the design, and their lulling voices weave the tale, as they braid their children’s hair into the striking cornrow patterns of Africa.

Additional Book Information:
- ISBN: 9780698114364
- Imprint: Puffin Books
- Publisher: Penguin Random House
- Parent Company: Bertelsmann
Books similiar to Cornrows may be found in the categories below:
- Black Hair
- JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
- Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Africa