Daddy Do My Hair: Beth's Twists

I don’t usually keep audiobooks longer than a commute, but *Daddy Do My Hair* wormed its way into my daily walks. Nneka Okoye’s performance is the secret sauce here—her voice drips with the kind of affection that makes even a stranger feel like family. She doesn’t just read Beth’s lines; she *acts* them, her pitch rising with excitement when Beth begs her dad to style her hair after dinner, then softening into a near-whisper during the quiet moments of concentration. Okoye’s pacing is flawless: the rhythm mimics a real-life hair session, where words and pauses stretch like taffy until the next twist is twirled into place. That said, it’s not *quite* flawless. The scissors’ sound effects occasionally overpower Okoye’s delivery, and the ending felt abrupt—like a song cut off mid-chorus. But these are nitpicks. What lingers is the way this audiobook makes Afro hair culture feel *normal*, even sacred, in a world where kids’ books about hairstyles are either clinical tutorials or exotic oddities. Eight minutes never felt so purposeful.