Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids, written and narrated by Adiba Nelson, is a short story where we hear of the experience of Sunday, which is hair day. Yadira gets to pick out what will go into her hairstyle, and learns about the history of her ancestors from Africa, and the Goddess Oshún. When Yadira gets nervous at school, she remembers what her mother taught her, and is able to be brave and make friends.
I really appreciated this book, the way that it shared different forms of hairstyles and braids, and the lessons the main character learned from her mother. I feel like this would be a great book for children to learn to be accepting of who they are, and also for little ones who might be exposed to different cultures or have different heritages.
Thank you to NetGalley, and to the author, publisher, and illustrator of this book for an ALC, in exchange for an honest review.

**e-ARC received in exchange for an honest review.**

This is a really cute story about a young girl learning about her culture at home through her mom. It’s a wonderful book to share with your kids or to use as a read-aloud in the classroom.

Sunday is Yadira’s hair-wash day. Yadira'a Mami, tells her the creation story of the Orisha Oshun while she does her hair. Oshun is a Yoruba goddess commonly called the river goddess who presides over love, fertility, and water. I loved how the story incorporated West African/Caribbean cultural and spiritual iconography in a hair story. It is a lovely story of a mother/daughter ritual as well as a positive expression of diverse cultural hairstyles. It will be an excellent addition to a child or classroom library.

The audio version of the book was beautifully narrated by the author. She did an excellent job creating imagery. Thank you to MacMillian Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book. As always, these are my honest thoughts!

This is a high-quality audiobook production with a light instrumental soundtrack dominated by drums and rhythm. This is beautifully and excitedly narrated by the author, Adiba Nelson. The audio is engaging and fun.

This is about a Sunday wash day ritual for Yadira. I love this books focus on the joy and expression involved in natural Black hair styles, the accouterments, and style. During the process of fixing her hair, Yadira'a Mami, tells her the story of Orisha Oshun's creation story. This is a beautiful expression of West African historical mythology and how it relates to the modern Diaspora and grounds us with the root knowledge of our ancestors. I am advance ordering this for my granddaughter. My own small Oshun:)

Thank you to Adiba Nelson, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to and review this audiobook. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.

I was able to listen to an ARC (audio) of the book Oshun and Me: A Story of Love and Braids by Adiba Nelson. The audio version of the book was narrated by the author herself and it was a joy to listen to. Without the pictures to follow along with, I had to rely not only on the author's writing, but also her narration to get a visual in my head. The story was well written and was narrated beautifully that I was able to see images in my head and imagine everything that was being described.
I loved how the story of Oshun was woven into the book and not only provided a backstory while Yadira's hair is being braided, but tied into her life, as she went to school the next morning. The sound effects that accompany the story and a wonderful addition and the author's note was a fantastic bonus.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a wonderful audiobook. I would buy this for my own collection, my children and for others. The story is very personal, motivating and will give so many kids (especially Black and Latine children) inspiration. I adore the music and sound effects. I also really appreciate the author's note. Great story.