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Happy to Be Nappy
Happy with hair all short and strong. Happy with locks that twist and curl.
Just all girl happy! Happy to be nappy hair!
Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, here is a buoyantly fun read aloud brimming with playful -- and powerful -- affirmations.
Book Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: Jan 3rd, 2017
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 7.00in - 0.70in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9781484788417
- Recommended age: 02-05
- Categories: • African American & Black• Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
About the Author
Chris Raschka is the Caldecott-Award-winning illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received aa Caldecott Honor for Yo!Yes? and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: Happy to Be Nappy, Skin Again, and Be Boy Buzz. A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City.
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What people are saying
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Among other things, Black History Month is a time -- when it somehow seems controversial to do so - to celebrate Black authors. Revisit our "Books with Brothers" series, featuring @kalebrashad reading bell hooks' Happy to be Nappy. https://t.co/PEI2lnXIV1
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In September of 1999, acclaimed writer and activist bell hooks published her first children’s book entitled “Happy to Be Nappy”, encouraging Black children (specifically girls) to celebrate the unique beauty of their hair #RIPbellhooks https://t.co/uX1rfFhWSG
He/his. Professor of English, @LehighEnglish. @electrostani.bsky.social
Another interesting bell hooks tidbit: did you know she wrote a whole slew of children's books? Here are some of the titles: "Happy to be Nappy" "Skin Again" "Be Boy Buzz" "Homemade Love"
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What people are saying
Our mission is to activate the potential of schools, systems and education through student-driven, real-world education.
Among other things, Black History Month is a time -- when it somehow seems controversial to do so - to celebrate Black authors. Revisit our "Books with Brothers" series, featuring @kalebrashad reading bell hooks' Happy to be Nappy. https://t.co/PEI2lnXIV1
Official Twitter Account of the Maryland Office of Attorney General (OAG). Anthony G. Brown is Maryland’s 47th Attorney General. Tweets managed by staff.
In September of 1999, acclaimed writer and activist bell hooks published her first children’s book entitled “Happy to Be Nappy”, encouraging Black children (specifically girls) to celebrate the unique beauty of their hair #RIPbellhooks https://t.co/uX1rfFhWSG