A world-renowned cultural critic, feminist theorist, and
intellectual, bell hooks is a distinguished author and
professor of English. She has written several acclaimed children's
books including Be Boy Buzz, Skin Again, and Happy to be Nappy, all
illustrated by Chris Raschka.
Chris Raschka is the Caldecott-Award-winning illustrator of
The Hello Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received a
Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? and has written and illustrated
numerous books for children, including several titles by bell
hooks: Happy to be Nappy, Skin Again, and Be Boy Buzz. A 2012
nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York
City.
* "[F]ew picture books can match the visceral punch of this one's
opening, which does for bad moods what Sendak's wild rumpus
sequence did for bedtime naughtiness."---Booklist, starred
review
* "With its intensity and understanding, this bad-mood book rivals
Jules Feiffer's I'm Not Bobby! and Molly Bang's When Sophie Gets
Angry, Really, Really Angry..."---Publishers Weekly, starred
review
"[A] deceptively simple picture book by masters of that form... Its
power goes straight to the visceral in a way that will resonate for
a long, long time."---Kirkus Reviews
"Expressionistic art and economical poetry combine smoothly to
create an inspiring model of self-control... While abstract and
symbolic, this book has a healthful and hopeful message that
readers will connect with emotionally."---School Library Journal
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