Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

I kind of forgot this was made by adults, the poetry that reflects a child's memory and thoughts and illustrations flow so seamlessly together, I really thought about the relationship of a child's friendship.

A story about a white girl and black boy, strangers to each other and each aware of race difference, slowly but surely write open and honest poetry project together and become friends. The illustration has a slowly building blossoming flower theme through-out their growing friendship. The poetry comes from child life events and the child's own perspectives and thoughts. Each with unique life perspectives to bring and understand friendship.