Wash Day: A Care and Style Guide for Little Curls
Wash Day isn't just a book—it's a tool for turning hair care into a positive, empowering experience.
Designed especially for curly-haired children and their caretakers, this playful, step-by-step guide helps little ones understand what to expect, why each step matters, and how to take part in shampooing, conditioning, detangling, and choosing their own style.
- Author
- Monique Mayers
- Publisher
- ChocoLit Press™
- Age Range
- 4–8 years
- ISBN
- 9781738269723
Where to buy
Make wash day a team effort — not a battle
Empower your child with the skills, language, and confidence to care for their curls — together.
With rhyming text, vibrant illustrations, and interactive language, Wash Day invites children to participate in shampooing, conditioning, detangling, and choosing their own style — one that celebrates all their hair can do.
Four visual steps per style
Perfect for families who don't know how to braid — or don't have the time — but still want their child to feel confident and cared for.
Builds real independence
With time, children begin styling themselves — and build essential hair care skills and confidence along the way.
What readers say
4.9 average · 14 reviewsInformative and Empowering
My 7-year-old daughter absolutely loves this book. She even followed the step-by-step instructions and washed her own hair for the first time!
Fantastic! Even for Adults!
This book is truly empowering to young black girls or any little ones with curls. I'm almost 40 and still learned a few things from this.
Loved every part of this book
Me and my daughter read it together. We loved all the details and great instructions in the book.
Really could have used this years ago!
I had never had to deal with ethnic hair needs. This would have made hair care much simpler for this Grandma!
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Frequently asked questions
Wash Day is written for children ages 4 to 8, though younger children enjoy it as a read-aloud with a caregiver. The rhyming text and illustrated steps make it accessible to pre-readers, while independent readers can follow the hair care steps on their own.
Yes. Unlike most picture books on this subject, Wash Day centres on the practical routine. It walks children through shampooing, conditioning, detangling, and selecting a simple style that requires no special skill to achieve.
Yes. Wash Day is the first book in the Curls, Confidence & Courage series from ChocoLit Press™, followed by Braid Day: More Styles for Little Curls and My Day: A Story About Speaking Up.
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