![]() This knowledge is empowering and the connection and thread she can now establish to her ancestry finally helps curlee girlee to embrace who she is learning to love her hair exactly as it was meant to be. Armed with this understanding, she finally realizes that her hair makes her special precisely because it connects her to those who came before her. Inspired by a real life moment when author Atara and her curly hair daughter, Ari, find old photos of Grandma as a young girl with curly hair, the protagonist of Curlee Girlee sees herself in her grandmother and begins to understand, however subconsciously, that her hair is not random but instead part of a rich and scientifically formulated piece of your own personal legacy that is passed down through the generations. She is the only one in her family of five that has curly hair and often feels envious of her straight haired siblings, parents and friends. The young girl featured in the Curlee Girlee book series searches to understand where her curls come from. Your genes influence how you look and that includes your hair type. That is the DNA code known also as your genetic code, or blueprint that helps you grow into the unique and distinct individual that you are. Research shows that your hair’s curl and texture is passed down in your genes. ![]() Many girls and boys with curly hair will ask, “where does my curly hair come from?” or even rant, feet stomping with dreaded angst in their young voices, “why do I have curly hair, when, my brother/sister doesn’t, it’s not fair!” Fair has nothing to do with it. Curly hair come in many shapes and spirals, from slightly wavy to very tightly coiled. ![]()
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