Happy to be Nappy - Hardcover

Hooks, Bell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786804270 ISBN 13: 9780786804276

Publisher: Jump at the Sun, 1999

Synopsis

An exuberant, rhythmic, read-aloud celebration of the beauty and joy of "nappy" hair gives many reasons why young African-American children should be proud of who they are. 40,000 first printing.

About this title

Product Description:

Happy to be Nappy (Jump at the Sun)

Review:

Image Award nomination, 2001 "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People""

"[S]tellar illustrations." "The Horn Book""

"[Happy to Be Nappy] has a free-wheeling joy that is admirably captured by illustrator Raschka." "Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books""

Image Award nomination, 2001 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"

"[S]tellar illustrations." The Horn Book"

Image Award nomination, 2001--National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

"[A]dults and small children will enjoy sharing the joyful words and the playful color wash pictures with thick black lines."--Booklist

"[S]tellar illustrations."--The Horn Book

"[Chris Raschka's] illustrations bring out the spirit behind hooks's writing and have great child appeal."--School Library Journal

"The big daubs of background color seem to dance and spin with the figures, visual music to match the verbal."--Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Jump at the Sun
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0786804270
• ISBN 13: 9780786804276
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Raschka Chris