Summary
This story is about a little girl who sends her whole family to find her “Bedtime Bonnet”. This is a covering over her hair that she wears during bedtime. The little girl explains that when the sun goes down her hair goes up. The story entails the little girl sending her family to look for her special bonnet. Bedtime Bonnet is a story about multi-generational family culture and African American routines. We learn in the story about how different members of the family take care of their hair.
Theme(s):
Family, Multi-Generational Family
Personal Response
This is a lighthearted story about a little girl and her family. This book is a great tool to use to show children how African American people take care of their hair. It is also a great story to show African American children to not feel weird for wearing a bonnet on their hair and that is part of their everyday routine. I enjoyed this story and it made me smile reading it. I loved how the story included every member of the family.
Teaching Ideas
To use this book in a lesson, I would teach about how everyone has different routines. Each family has a routine each day and these routines surround their culture. I would also teach that not every one’s hair is the same and we take care of it in different ways. I would emphasize the importance that just because something is different from what you may do it does not mean that is is not normal or special.
Recommended Reading Level
Birth-PreK, Grade 01, Grade 02
