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Nappy Hair (페이퍼백, 슈퍼바이) |
Super Buy Nappy Hair (페이퍼백, 슈퍼바이) |
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* Parenting Magazine "Reading Magic Award" 수상작 * Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year * Marion Vanett Ridgeway Award 수상작 이 책에 등장하는 Nappy, Nap, Napping 등의 단어는 흑인 특유의 꼬불꼬불하고 보풀이 일어난 듯이 보이는 머리결 모양을 말합니다. 흑인 소녀 브렌다의 머리는 아마도 이 세상에서 제일 Nappiest할 겁니다. 브렌다의 가족 중에서도 제일 꼬불꼬불하게 부풀어져 있습니다. 모디카이 할아버지는 마당에서 식사를 하는 가족들에게 브렌다의 머리가 Nappiest하게 된 이유를 설명해 줍니다. 브렌다의 머리가 이런 것은 한마디로 말해서 신의 뜻이라는 겁니다. 브렌다의 머리는 너무 꼬불꼬불해서 아침에 머리를 빗을 때는 마치 눈 위를 밟을 때 나는 것과 같은 뽀드득뽀드븍 소리가 나고, 1인치 길에에 무려 여덟번이나 돌돌 말려 있기도 합니다. 천사들이 신에게 브렌다같이 예쁜 소녀의 머리를 폭탄 맞은 것처럼 만든 것은 너무 심술궂은 것이 아니냐고 항의를 했지만, 신은 이 세상은 자신이 만든 것이고 브렌다의 머리를 이렇게 만든 것도 내 뜻이라고 일축해 버렸다고 하네요. 오래 전 아프리카의 조상들로 부터 유래한 브렌다의 꼽슬머리는 신의 눈으로 보기에는 잘 만든 작품이라고 합니다.... 이 책에서의 문장은 흑인 특유의 대화법인 "call-and-response", 즉 한 마디 말을 할 때마다, 추렴새를 넣거나 말의 일부를 따라서 반복하는 형식으로 되어 있습니다. 이런 추렴새들은 특별한 의미가 없으므로 Skip을 하고 모디카이 할아버지의 이야기를 쭉 읽으면 의미를 이해하기 쉽습니다. [ 서지 정보 ] Paperback: 32 pages ISBN-10: 0679894454 ISBN-13: 978-0679894452 책 크기: 25.2 cm x 20.1 cm [ 영문 서평 ] Book Description In a unique and vibrant picture book that uses the African-American call-and-response tradition, a family talks back and forth about adorable Brenda's hair--it's the nappiest, the curliest, the twistiest hair in the whole family. The family delights in poking gentle fun with their hilarious descriptions, all the time discovering the beauty and meaning of Brenda's hair. Soulful, funny, full of rhythm, and bursting with family pride, Nappy Hair is accessible to people of all ages. Joe Cepeda's colors are ripe but youthful, sweet but bold--with lots of kid appeal. A must for reading aloud, Nappy Hair is a meaningful and completely captivating reading experience. Nobody who has nappy hair--or know someone with nappy hair--will be able to forget little Brenda! School Library Journal The title leaves no doubt about the focus of this picture book. At a family picnic, everyone pokes fun at the youngest girl's nappy hair. Devised as a call-and-response dialogue, the interchanges offer explanations and comments on why Brenda's hair is the nappiest, the curliest, the twistiest hair in the family. The answers involve African origins, God's intent, and pride in one's self; e.g., the Lord "looked down on this cute little brown baby girl" and said, "One nap of her hair is the only perfect circle in nature." The slightly exaggerated, colorful illustrations depict hair as wild and woolly as Don King's, and they comically embellish the message. The device of the multi-voiced dialogue, characterized in different type styles and sizes, rhythmically carries an ethnic flavor, but what's missing here is story. It's nice to see such familial unity but there's no strong narrative to reinforce that theme. Because the message is the entire point, the effect is akin to a one-joke book. Booklist The cover painting of a little black girl with an impressive if not amazing head of hair will certainly attract attention, but the free-flowing, conversational narrative written in the African-American tradition of call-and-response also exerts a pull. The text touches on such topics as God, family, Africa, slavery, and, of course, hair: "Them some willful intentional naps you got all over your head. Sure enough. Your hair intended to be nappy. Indeed it did." The artwork, too, is energetic. Cepada's vibrant, folk-art-style paintings have a strong sense of color, form, and design. Librarians may want to have this unusual rhythmic book on hand for choral reading during Black History Month. Kirkus Reviews Uncle Mordecai calls out the story of Brenda's hair--the nappiest hair in the world--at the family picnic, while everyone else chimes in with affirmations: ``Yep,'' ``You said it,'' and ``Ain't it the truth.'' At first they think Mordecai is making fun of Brenda's hair; when he says that combing it out sounds like crunching through deep snow with two inches of crust on top, somebody says, ``Brother, you ought to be ashamed.'' But soon it's clear that his only purpose is celebration: ``One nap of her hair is the only perfect circle in nature,'' hair that is ordained by God Himself. The text, illustrations, and overall design of the book work exceptionally well together. Uncle Mordecai's narration is set in a serif typeface, with the interjected responses set in a variety of serif and sans-serif typefaces for emphasis. The exuberant gospel rhythm of the text is matched by Cepeda's bold, color-saturated paintings, particularly his renderings of little Brenda. She's clearly a child who stomps through life with a lot of spunk and energy. |
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