I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

I can relate to Zuzu so much as an adult who ended up with frizzy hair after starting a medical treatment. I took a long to time to learn to accept my new hair and learn how to embrace it. The readers notes are what really made the book stand out for me. Wonderful lessons about self acceptance and not commenting on the appearance of others that we need reminding of more often then we should.

Also the hamster made me smile.

This was so good. Again showing that other people and other parts of the world. We all have different problems and the same problems if that make sense. Fuzzy hair and finding your happiness with what makes you different

Do you have frizzy hair? Zuzu has red hair and it is very frizzy. She has had enough of her hair. With the help of friends, she tries to change her hair but it makes it worse. She can't take being disappointed, so she goes to the hair salon and lo and behold, her hair is straight. She feels so unlike herself that goes outside to dance in the rain. That is when she realizes that frizzy hair is who she is.

A great book to remind children and ourselves that we may not parts of our body, hair, eyes, thumbs, etc, but it is who we are. Embrace it!

A special thank you to Magination Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

This was a great story. I love the illustrations, and the cultural representation through language and beauty standards. Zuzu's story was sweet, and I like that she realized how much she identified with her hair and her appearance - it's who she is. The author's notes and translation/pronunciation guide was helpful. It is nice to see Kurdish and Arabic represented in a children's book.

I wasn’t impressed with this book. The storyline didn’t flow fluently and the imagery wasn’t appealing.

This was a cute book with adorable illustrations.

It’s a book about loving yourself as you are and embracing the awesome person that you are..

This is a great read for elementary school children.

Medeia Sharif's Frizzy Haired Zuzu is the perfect book to inspire little girls of all cultures to celebrate and embrace their beauty. Zuzu thinks that she wants to get rid of her big, frizzy curls and she goes to many lengths -pun intended!- to change her hair. Ultimately Zuzu discovers that being herself, big red hair and all, is beautiful.