Just As It Is! deserves Hair Love-level reach.

Author Presence Score

Brooks Craft scores ten areas that decide whether a parent, teacher or librarian finds, trusts and buys a picture book. Each is rated from what is live today on Google, Amazon and the web.

Scores are Brooks Craft Publishing's assessment. Every figure on this page comes from live pages captured on November 7, 2026.

Author branding: 1:1 comparison

Each pair was captured the same day, at the same size. Janice is on the left, Matthew A. Cherry on the right.

01

Google search: the author's name

High gap

Janice has a Knowledge Panel, but it is a small one built from Google Books. It shows one book and a single "Author" label. Matthew A. Cherry's panel is built from Wikipedia and shows an Oscar, live posts, a video and a full biography.

Janice Kenyatta Google

• Small Knowledge Panel with photos and a short bio
• Panel lists one book only; no awards, no video, no website link
• Bio pulled from Google Books, not controlled by Janice
• Instagram 360+ and Facebook 860+ followers

Matthew A. Cherry Google

• Full panel: "American film director and writer", Academy Award
• Live X posts and a YouTube interview inside the panel
• Wikipedia, IMDb and X (269.7K followers) on page one

02

Google search: the book title

High gap

Both books trigger an AI Overview. Hair Love adds buy buttons for Kindle and Audible, a library search and read-aloud videos. Just As It Is! has none of these, and Google lists its details incorrectly.

Just As It Is! Google

• Genre listed as "Fiction" and Janice listed as the illustrator — both wrong
• No "Read now" buy buttons, no library link
• No video results for the book

Hair Love Google

• "Read now" panel: Kindle, Audible and WorldCat library search
• Penguin listing with price and 4.8★ rating
• Read-aloud videos on page one

03

Website & book page

Gap

Janice's website is warm and personal, with a professional photo and school-visit pictures. Hair Love's book page is built to sell: a Best Seller flag, a Look Inside button and eight retailer buttons.

janicekenyatta.com Website

• Professional photo and clear "Educator · Storyteller · Author" line
• No book cover or buy button above the fold
• No newsletter sign-up or school-visit booking form
• Buy options limited to her own shop and Amazon

Hair Love Book page

• "Best Seller" flag and Look Inside preview
• 8 retailer buttons: Amazon, B&N, BAM, Bookshop, Target, Walmart and more
• Age range and a press quote from Jordan Peele

04

Amazon author presence

Gap

Janice's Author Store is set up properly. The difference is what a shopper sees next to the name: Hair Love searches return an Editors' Pick, five formats and a spin-off series.

Janice Kenyatta Author Store

• Photo, bio, Follow button and 4 titles
• "Most popular" slot shows Black Folk's Hair, not her picture book
• No badges, no video

Matthew A. Cherry Amazon

• "Editors' pick" badge on Hair Love
• Spin-off Hair Love ABCs: 4.9★ from 256 ratings
• Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook and audio CD

Where readers can find the book

Schools and libraries buy a large share of picture books. Hair Love is in every channel they use. Just As It Is! is limited to Amazon and Janice's own shop.

Marketing presence

Janice's marketing is personal and school-centred — the right instinct for a picture book. Hair Love shows how one story becomes a film, a series, spin-off books and brand partnerships, all pointing back to the book.