No Way, Wash Day

Adrienne Thurman has always had a big love of language and word games, but it wasn’t until she was all grown up that she started playing with words in new ways—snapping them into picture book texts like a puzzle. She feels so honored to tell stories to incredible and diverse kids . . . and their adults too! When Adrienne’s not writing, you can find her being inspired and delighted by her powerhouse of a daughter. No Way, Wash Day is her debut picture book; you can learn more at adriennethurman.com.Kaylani Juanita's mission as an artist is to support the stories of the underrepresented and create new ways for people to imagine themselves. Her work has been featured by the Society of Illustrators and the BBC, and she is the illustrator of the picture books Together We Ride and the Stonewall Book Award–winning When Aidan Became a Brother. She received a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration for Magnificent Homespun Brown. She lives in the Bay Area in California; you can learn more at kaylanijuanita.com.

"A tender ode to the intergenerational bonds behind the [wash day] ritual. [A] gently intimate celebration of hair and heritage." — Publishers Weekly, starred review"While the target audience is Black girls with natural hair, the story of dreading an experience that later proves enjoyable is universal to almost all young readers. The positive representation and relatability, the expressively detailed artwork in a muted yet warm palette, the depiction of a supportive family, and an opinionated protagonist all come together to make the story feel like a warm hug." — Booklist