Bippity Bop Barbershop

Bippity Bop Barbershop
Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-11-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031609157X

In this companion book to the bestselling "I Love My Hair!, " a young boy, Miles, makes his first trip to the barbershop with his father. With the support of his dad, the barber, and the other men in the barbershop, Miles bravely sits through his first haircut.

I Love My Hair!

I Love My Hair!
Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Publisher: LB Kids
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2003-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780316525589

Now in a board book format--the bestseller that encourages young black children to not only feel good about their special hair but to also feel proud of their heritage. Full color. 11 spreads. Baby/Preschool.

Max Goes to the Barber

Max Goes to the Barber
Author: Adria Fay Klein
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781404830608

During a visit to the barber, Max gets his hair cut and combed.

The Harlem Charade

The Harlem Charade
Author: Natasha Tarpley
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545783895

Fans of Chasing Vermeer will love this clever mystery about art, artifice, and the power of community. WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family's bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can't tell anyone who she really is. Elvin's living on Harlem's cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked.When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvin's grandfather, their digging leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune-one that might save the neighborhood from development by an ambitious politician who wants to turn it into Harlem World, a ludicrous historic theme park. But if they don't find the paintings soon, nothing in their beloved neighborhood will ever be the same . . .In this remarkable tale of daring and danger, debut novelist Natasha Tarpley explores the way a community defines itself, the power of art to show truth, and what it really means to be home.

My Name Is Judah

My Name Is Judah
Author: Pamela Denise Mack
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780615926254

This is a delightful story about a little boy with a unique name. Judah meets three new friends and shares the secret of his unique name. Judah and his new friends Suzie, Jorge, and Tom share a fun-filled day together.

A Box Full of Kittens

A Box Full of Kittens
Author: Sonia Manzano
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2007-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0689830890

Ruthie loves Superman. Ruthie wants to be Superman. And when Ruthie is asked to go spend the afternoon with her aunt, who is about to have a baby any day day now and may need some help., Ruthie seizes the opportunity. It could be her chance to be a hero, should the baby come while she's visiting! But when Ruthie is out fetching a snack for her aunt, she gets so distracted by a box full of kittens in the bodega that she doesn't hear her aunt calling for her, nor does she notice the policemen running to the apartment or the ambulance pulling to the curb. When she realizes what's happened, she's devastated -- she's missed her one chance to be a hero! Or has she? Sonia Manzano, best known as "Maria" on Sesame Street, once again captures the warmth, love, and adventures of her childhood Bronx neighborhood.

Bedhead

Bedhead
Author: Margie Palatini
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2000-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0689823975

After many unsuccessful attempts one morning to control his unruly hair, Oliver and his family think that they have solved the problem--until he gets to school and finds that it is class picture day. Full color.

Girl in the Mirror

Girl in the Mirror
Author: Natasha Tarpley
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

In this family memoir told in the voices of three generations, poet Natasha Tarpley sets her own migrations in the context of a long line of African-American stories. Both historical and personal, Girl in the Mirror traces her grandparents' move from Alabama to Chicago, her mother's relocation to Boston after her father's death, and her own trip to Africa and back. Tarpley emerges at the end reflected in the lives, struggles, and loves of those Black people who have traveled the road before her.

The Barber Book

The Barber Book
Author: Phaidon Press
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-03-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780714871042

A fun and instructive guide to the most popular men's hairstyles of the 20th century The Barber Book is a fun guide to the most popular men's hairstyles of the 20th century, including quirky line drawings to achieve the 'total look' and instructions on how to cut each style. Packed with information this smart handbook uses quirky illustrations and vintage photographs to explore the most popular hairstyles of the 20th century from the undercut and the afro to the classic Madison Avenue look. With a focus on personalities, culture and fashions and cultural events that inspired each look, the book opens with an illustrated introduction exploring the most popular styles of the 1940s, 50s and 60s through archival photography. The book includes a brand new directory of the world's finest barber shops.

Bippity Bop Barbershop

Bippity Bop Barbershop
Author: Natasha Tarpley
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2002
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 9780329676612

A story celebrating a young African-American boy's first trip to the barbershop.