Once upon a time, in the middle of a group of seven thousand happy islands named after King Philip of Spain, there lived a lady named Doña Esmeralda. She had a big bouffant hairdo and was much smaller than you. And she was always hungry... And so begins the wickedly hilarious tale of one very old, but very stylish little lady who loves to eat, but can only find the ooey, gooey, mushy, smelly leftovers of naughty children to nosh on. But what happens...

Stella discovers that her new glasses are magic, allowing her to see the knit-knotters--night sprites that are flitting around town tyeing knots in children's hair so they need haircuts--and when a conversation with one of them, Trixie, reveals the reason, Stella comes up with a plan to deal with the mischievous fairies.

Aria, a young black girl, loves her vibrant hair, but must take extreme measures to avoid the people, animals, mermaids, dragons, and aliens who want to touch it without her permission. Finally, she learns to speak up.

When one of Henry's toys gets stuck in Heidi's hair, mom cuts a chunk of Heidi's hair off. The hair salon can't fix the problem, so Heidi calls on her Aunt Trudy and her book of magic spells for a new hairdo. However, the spell goes awry and it's up to Heidi and her mom to come up with an old-fashioned solution.

During a visit to the barber, Max gets his hair cut and combed.

Stanley is excited about Crazy Hair Day at his school, until he discovers that he has gotten the date wrong.

Desperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good citizens of the kingdom comb the land for the all-healing Sundrop flower to cure her . . . but someone mistakenly picks the blossom of the Moondrop instead. This shimmering flower heals the queen and she delivers a healthy baby girl with hair as silver and gray as the moon. But with her mysterious hair comes dangerous magical powers: the power to hurt, not heal. For the safety...

Illustrations and rhythmic, rhyming text follow a Boricua girl and a Black girl from birth through early childhood, culminating in a playdate where they celebrate their natural hair.

Describes Max's visit to the barber, as he gets his hair cut and combed. Available in English and Spanish.

Stella travels planet to planet visting her aunties looking for a stellar hairdo for the Big Star Little Gala, but she is not convinced by any of their suggestions.