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Nappy!
Short picture book letting young black girls know how beautiful both they and their hair are.
5 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 13, 2010
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George L. Cook III
34 books46 followersGeorge Cook, struggling author of The Dead War Series, board of education member, zombie and sports lover. Contact me at georgelcookiii@gmail.com
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April 2, 2014
Written by a father for his daughter (“This book is dedicated to my daughter Brittany and all black girls. You are all beautiful.”), Nappy encourages young black girls to love their hair, no matter its shape, style, or texture. In a culture that teaches girls and women that their worth lays in their physical appearance – and in which beauty standards are largely Eurocentric and shaped by white privilege - this is an important, timely, and empowering message.
I do wish the book was a little longer, though; at just five pages, it seems like there’s so much more to be said. Likewise, there are only two unique illustrations, which appear several times each throughout the book. I would have liked to see a wider variety of happy little girls and their hair styles. Stylistically, the text could be larger with a little extra spacing between the individual letters, to make for easier reading. The book looks best on a computer screen or iPad; I was able to read it on my Kindle once, and then the file started giving me trouble. I noticed that at least one other reviewer had trouble with the book’s formatting on a Kindle.
Still, kudos to Cook for what’s obviously a DIY project/labor of love. Parenting, you’re doing it right!
I do wish the book was a little longer, though; at just five pages, it seems like there’s so much more to be said. Likewise, there are only two unique illustrations, which appear several times each throughout the book. I would have liked to see a wider variety of happy little girls and their hair styles. Stylistically, the text could be larger with a little extra spacing between the individual letters, to make for easier reading. The book looks best on a computer screen or iPad; I was able to read it on my Kindle once, and then the file started giving me trouble. I noticed that at least one other reviewer had trouble with the book’s formatting on a Kindle.
Still, kudos to Cook for what’s obviously a DIY project/labor of love. Parenting, you’re doing it right!
April 8, 2014
Granddaughter loved the style of the girls hair because it looked liked her's. Good short book.
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February 28, 2014
The author wrote this book to encourage his daughter, Brittany and all black girls to take pride in their hair and themselves. He mentions the nappy hair's versatility, her pride in it, and the fact that it's good because God put it there. Although the book is less than ten pages, the self-esteem message that "black is beautiful" is effectively conveyed. The only reason I did not give the book five stars is a formatting issue. The shape of the images are somewhat distorted when viewed on my Kindle Fire HD.
September 2, 2016
That's nice of the author to attempt to encourage young black girls to be proud of their natural hair, but as a black Christian teen girl I don't think he should have promoted perms. Okay, that's not the natural hair. Either you're proud of your natural hair or you're not. How can you tell someone to be proud of who they are while at the same time praising their faux self?
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