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The history of this book has been surrounded by controversy. In nappy hair, the 51yearold herron, who is black, tells how her uncle. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. In september of 1998, ruth sherman, a white 3rd grade teacher at p. Her lesson endeavored to teach racial tolerance and acceptance to her mostly black and hispanic students. To be fair hes only pooped once while swimming, and that was back when he was a much smaller breastfed baby, but the happy nappy held it all in phew. Our mission is to provide a cost effective, healthy, natural and environmentally friendly alternative for diapering our children. And by adding your recommended spots, youll make hoards of nappy changers even happier. Carolivia herron, the author of nappy hair, said shermans students were exactly the audience for whom she intended the book.
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