'My Powerful Hair' and 'Contenders' tell stories of Indigenous heritage
'My Powerful Hair' and 'Contenders' tell stories of Indigenous heritage  
Podcast: NPR's Book of the Day
Published On: Fri May 05 2023
Description: Today's episode features two children's books about Indigenous Americans. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Steph Littlebird about their new picture book My Powerful Hair, which tells the story of a girl who grows her hair long, something her grandmother was not allowed to do. Then, NPR's Miles Parks talks with Traci Sorell and Arigon Starr about Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series. It tells the story of Charles Bender of the A's and John Meyers of the Giants, who competed in the 1911 World Series.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy