<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Celebrates the joy and beauty of nappy hair.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The groundbreaking picture book by legendary author bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka that celebrates hair, perfect for fans of <i>Hair Love</i> and <i>I Love My Hair!</i></b><br><i>Happy with hair all short and strong. </i><i>Happy with locks that twist and curl.</i><br><i>Just all girl happy! </i><i>Happy to be nappy hair!</i> <p/>Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, here is a buoyantly fun read aloud brimming with playful -- and powerful -- affirmations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>*A powerful, uplifting and, above all, buoyantly fun read-aloud.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly, starred review</b></i><br><br>[<i>Happy to Be Nappy</i>] has a free-wheeling joy that is admirably captured by illustrator Raschka.--<i><b>Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books</b></i><br><br>[A]dults and small children will enjoy sharing the joyful words and the playful color wash pictures with thick black lines.--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>[Chris Raschka's] illustrations bring out the spirit behind hooks's writing and have great child appeal.--<i><b>School Library Journal</b></i><br><br>[S]tellar illustrations.--<i><b>The Horn Book</b></i><br><br>The big daubs of background color seem to dance and spin with the figures, visual music to match the verbal.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>A world-renowned cultural critic, feminist theorist, and intellectual, <b>bell hooks</b> is a distinguished author and professor of English. She has written several acclaimed children's books including <i>Be Boy Buzz</i>, <i>Skin Again</i>, and <i>Happy to Be Nappy</i>, all illustrated by Chris Raschka.<br><b>Chris Raschka</b> is the Caldecott-Award-winning illustrator of <i>The Hello, Goodbye Window</i> and <i>A Ball for Daisy</i>. He also received aa Caldecott Honor for <i>Yo!Yes?</i> and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: <i>Happy to Be Nappy</i>, <i>Skin Again</i>, and <i>Be Boy Buzz</i>. A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City.
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