Latham, Irene <br/><br/>
Can I touch your hair? :  poems of race, mistakes, and friendship / 
Irene Latham & Charles Waters ; illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko. 
 - 39 pages :  color illustrations ;  27 cm 
<br/><br/> The poem project : writing partner --  Shoes : shopping with Dad --  Hair : strands --  Church : Sunday service --  Beach day : Beach --  The athlete : horseback riding --  Playground : fresh start --  Ghost : Geography --  Dinner conversation : best and worst --  Forgiveness : Apology --  Officer Brassard : News --  Punishment : punishment --  Sleepover: why Aunt Sarah doesn't go downtown after dark --  The n-bomb : piano lessons --  Bedtime reading : author visit --  Quiet time : blooming flower --  Deat Mrs. Vandenberg. 
<br/><br/> Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America. 
<br/><br/> Ages 8 and up. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781512404425 151240442X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017006279 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Race awareness--Juvenile poetry.<br/>Race relations--Juvenile poetry.<br/>Friendship--Juvenile poetry.<br/>Race awareness--Juvenile poetry--Juvenile literature.<br/>Race relations--Juvenile poetry--Juvenile literature.<br/>Friendship--Juvenile poetry--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Didactic poetry.<br/>Juvenile works.<br/>Poetry.<br/>Didactic poetry.<br/>Juvenile works.<br/>Poetry.<br/>Didactic poetry.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JUV PS 3612 .A8685  / C36 2018