No Way, Wash Day

Anexuberant debut picture bookabout alittle girl trying to outmaneuver her mamato avoid wash day for her hairand all the laughs and love her antics inspireillustrated by Coretta Scott KingHonor winner Kaylani Juanita.The perfectnext read for fans ofHair LoveandDont Touch My Hair.

Nina Belle loves everything about her hair. Everything . . . except wash day.

Wash day is painful! Wash day is boring! She wont do it this week . . . no way!

Nina Belle has plans to get out of the weekly routine, but Mama knows her way around wash day tooand maybe even the secret to enjoying it.

No Way, Wash Dayis a cheeky and heartfelt look at a cultural touchstone and the time-honored tradition of trying and failing to thwart it.

Adrienne Thurman has always had abiglove of language and word games, but it wasnt until she was all grown up that she started playing with words in new wayssnapping them into picture book texts like a puzzle. She feels so honored to tell stories to incredible and diverse kids . . . and their adults too! When Adriennes not writing, you can find her being inspired and delighted by her powerhouse of a daughter.No Way, Wash Dayis her debut picture book; you can learn more atadriennethurman.com.

Kaylani Juanita‘s mission as an artist is to support the stories of the underrepresented and create new ways for people to imagine themselves. Her work has been featured by the Society of Illustrators and the BBC, and she is the illustrator of the picture booksTogether We Rideand the Stonewall Book AwardwinningWhen Aidan Became a Brother. She received a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration forMagnificent Homespun Brown. She lives in the Bay Area in California; you can learn more at kaylanijuanita.com.

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publish Date: January 20, 2026
• Pages: 40
• Language: English
• Type: Hardback
• EAN/UPC: 9780063290051
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• BISAC Categories: Kids