Customer Reviews

Happy to Be Nappy (Jump at the Sun)

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I loved the content and what the book covered on the positive issues that some African Americans have about hair. However I did not care much for the illustrations which to me do not relay a very positive image of African Americans. I wanted to be able to actually see a face not a water color.I thought the use of Girl Pie was such a wonderful endurement that should make all little girls feel loved and cherished. I read this book to my 13 month old grandaughter all the time

I think this is a very cute book. The water colors (no what that other chick said) are nice. Thats one of the things that make this book special and unique. I happen to have met "Bell Hooks" before and she is a very nice very brilliant lady (if your reading this Miss. hooks, i was in the school library with DJ) I love her style of writing and the book itself serves as an important reminder to all girls black and white. They should always learn to love themselves as they are no matter what any other people say. this book is great for all girls young and old. Im 14 and i love it! My opinion is buy it. It'll bring a smile to your face. A lot of her other books are good too.

My one-year-old son LOVES this book. He hasn't grown into the words quite yet, but he's fascinated by the pictures.

The board book is especially good. It's much bigger than many board books, and my son can pull it out and turn back and forth among the pages on his own. He'll open it to a page and just stare at it for a few minutes, touching the pictures, then pull it open to another random page.

I think it's important for white kids to have books that don't just show them more white kids... and this one has glorious pictures. Lots of bold iamges on spacsious pages, visually very interesting for a baby.

I can't wait until he's old enough to sit still for having it read to him, but for now he's so excited that he can do it on his own with this book, he's too impatient to let me turn the pages.

Highly recommended.

The first time I saw this book I knew I wanted to add this to my collection right away.I thought this book was very charming and heart warming. The watercolor paintings are so nice and warm.(they just make you feel real good) My children loved this book and it will always be one of personal favorites.

this book is a must have

the illustrations are **absolutly beautiful**. they accentuate the happy playfulness of the book and are so well done that they can appeal to adults and children alike.

the book is a nice break from the usual children's book roles of african-american characters. here blackness is not defined by its relationships to other races, but just by its beauty.

it is simply a really fun book to read aloud to kids.

My daughter (18 mos. old) loves this story! We read it every night before she goes to sleep, at her request. I often use the text to play with her hair as we read, which she also seems to enjoy enough that now all I have to do is recite the book from memory to get her to sit still long enough to put in pig tails. I really like that each of the illustrations has a different skin tone- it's an important detail that could have been easily overlooked by a less inspired artist.

The little girls depicted are healthy, and love themselves and the way they look. I like the abstract art, and non-idealized images of real kids with real hair.

It's a great book. Esp for dealing with the huge issue of hair later on- what a great way to bulid self esteem about hair/color/being a girl. I like that it does all of this in a matter-of-fact way. No big preachy stuff. My daughter loves it and so do I.

I bought the board book for a friend's 1-year old daughter after my friend talked about how there's not many children's books about black children and discussing various things about black women's hair. I love bell hooks' social theory books, I've always thought she's incredibly enlightened and clarifying, and she's managed to pass on her love and wisdom in this wonderful, fun, poetic, colorful book. I especially appreciate the beautiful watercolor artwork, as many children's books don't seem to have anyone paying attention to how good the artwork actually is.

Great book showing the great variety of hair types and style among beautifully painted brown-skinned girls in bold watercolor. The only problem I have is that all the girls look the same! I know it is focusing on their unique hair, but all these girls are unique too.. I wantes to see more variety in their faces and body types too.