Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids Book cover type:Hardcover botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated

botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass

While June’s mother insists she follow in her (perfect) sister’s footsteps and get a (full-ride) violin scholarship

" and about how best to shape a usable past out of the materials at hand to call into being a more just and equitable future

The in-between time

Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids Book cover type:Hardcover botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstratedTenderly illustrated by Alleanna Harris, Adiba Nelson's debut picture book Oshn and Me is a heartwarming ode to family, identity, and the beauty of braided hair. Also available in Spanish! Its Sunday, and that means its Hair Day! As Mami weaves gold and cowrie shells into Yadiras hair, she tells her the story of the goddess Oshn, showing Yadi how her Afro Latin heritage is lovingly tucked into each braid and shell. The next day, Yadi arrives for her