Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron

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Nappy Hair was written by by Carolivia Herron. This book is 32 pages long and it was firstly published in 1997. The second published was in December 7th 1998 made by Dragonfly Books. [1]

Summary

This book won a Parenting Reading Magic Award. Now in Dragonfly: 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. [2] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Pros

Erica Thoman rated this book five stars because she had the same experiences to this little girl. She explained that having naturally curly hair was a struggle for her as an adolescent. She hated her hair and did not feel comfortable wearing it curly until her very late 20's! She spent years damaging and straightening it. Her sister bought her this book when she was about 16 years old. She could not believe a book like this existed, she was happy to feel understood, that she was not alone in perceiving her natural hair as a nuisance. This book was important for young readers who may struggle with self-acceptance and traditional standards of beauty. Society still views many hair types as unprofessional, which sends the message that there is only one acceptable type. [3]

This was an extremely cute book and I absolutely loved it. The message it gives for young girls of color about loving their natural hair because they don't hear enough appreciation for their hair the way it naturally is was lovely. The thought of the rhythm of this book was really fun and it was a super easy read. [4]

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