Nappy Hair

by Carolivia Herron (Author)

Nappy Hair
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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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Kirkus

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.

Publishers 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.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679894452
Lexile Measure
520
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Publication date
December 07, 1998
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Hair

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