Nappy Hair

Nappy Hair

Carolivia Herron

3.91

812 ratings 162 reviews

Now in 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

Genres: Picture BooksChildrensCulturalAfrican AmericanBanned BooksFamilyFictionRealistic FictionGrad SchoolSelf Esteem

32 Pages

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