Summary: I Love My Hair tells the story of how a young African American girl learns to love her hair … Lewis ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 1998 Tarpley's first book for children joins a growing list of titles about African-American … I Love My Hair! Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley. I LOVE MY HAIR! Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-316-52375-2. Illustrator: E.B. Name of Book: I Love My Hair. She then goes into all the different ways she can wear her hair and how much she loves … Audience: African American girls of all ages. by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley & illustrated by E.B. By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley is a book level 3.3 Summary: This story starts off with a little girl getting her hair combed out by her mother, it gets very painful but her mom reminds her of how lucky she is to have this hair. In Tarpley's gracefully told story, a young African American heroine celebrates her lovely head of hair as part of her heritage. Lewis.