A review by ambientmagic
Nappy Hair, by Carolivia Herron
/happy gasp/ Our library has a signed copy! How lovely! The dedication reads "Be Happy! Stay Free! To the children of Tom Green County Library"
Anyway, focusing.
What a sweet story. Body positivity is important, and specifically a book like this, that focuses on the beauty of natural black hair, is excellent. Black girls growing up in America are urged on every side to conform to Western beauty standards (as is even addressed in the book!) and it's so, so good to see a book that not only reassures children that their hair is perfectly natural, but that they should be proud of it. Brenda, as illustrated by Joe Cepeda, is beautiful, and I'm glad she has role models like Uncle Mordecai to tell her so.
Anyway, focusing.
What a sweet story. Body positivity is important, and specifically a book like this, that focuses on the beauty of natural black hair, is excellent. Black girls growing up in America are urged on every side to conform to Western beauty standards (as is even addressed in the book!) and it's so, so good to see a book that not only reassures children that their hair is perfectly natural, but that they should be proud of it. Brenda, as illustrated by Joe Cepeda, is beautiful, and I'm glad she has role models like Uncle Mordecai to tell her so.