Nappy Hair
by Carolivia Herron (Author)
Now in Dragonfly (tm): a lively, empowering story about Brenda's knotted-up, twisted, nappy hair and how it got to be that way! Told in the African-American "call and response" tradition, this story leaps off the page, along with vibrant illustrations by Joe Cepeda.Winner of a Parenting Reading Magic Award
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Starred Review
The exuberant gospel rhythm of the text is matched by Cepeda's bold, color-saturated paintings, particularly his renderings of little Brenda. She's clearly a child who stomps through life with a lot of spunk and energy.
Publisher's Weekly
Herron captures the free-for-all atmosphere of a Sunday get-together and the spontaneous, true-to-life quality of her writing will resonate with children and families who share Brenda's experiences.
Review quotes
The family's cross talk takes on the high-voltage spark and crackle of a gospel revival. The accompanying illustrations are deliriously silly and sly. —Parenting magazine
Carolivia Herron
Carolivia Herron lives in Chico, California.
Joe Cepeda lives in Rosemead, California.
Joe Cepeda lives in Rosemead, California.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679894452
Lexile Measure
520
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Publication date
December 19, 1998
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
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