Neecy and Nay Nay and the Tangled, Hairy Mess (Neecy and Nay Nay #1) (A Little Bee Books Chapter Book Series)

by Simone Dankenbring, Syrone Harvey, Maya Henderson (Illustrator)

Overview

Welcome to Neecy and Nay Nay's House of Style, a salon run by twin sisters Neecy and Nay Nay in this hilarious, heartwarming new chapter book series celebrating Black joy, sisterhood, family, and friendship.

"A 'twin-tastically' fun read." - Kirkus Reviews

Neecy and Nay Nay always have the most twin-tastic ideas! Their latest is to open up a salon called Neecy and Nay Nay's House of Style. They want to style their friends' hair, paint their nails, and give them facials. But, it turns out, the twins are not as good at being stylists as they think! Can Neecy and Nay Nay work together to fix the hair-raising accidents?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499816679
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	02/04/2025
Series:	Neecy and Nay Nay
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Simone Dankenbring has lived all of her life as an identical twin. Her adventures from childhood are the backdrop of the Neecy and Nay Nay series. Simone lives in Sweet Home, Oregon with her husband/pastor, Jeff, and her two adorable dogs, Bo and Zoie. Her works have been published in magazines and online publications.

Syrone Harvey, the youngest of the twin collab team, draws from her eclectic publishing experience and hilarious childhood memories. Her creative ideas come from her quirky imagination, fueled by jawbreakers and Jelly Bellys. Syrone lives in Southern California with her husband, Michael, a chatty parrot named Alex, and Kody, a lively rescue furbaby.

Maya Henderson is an author-illustrator from rural New York who loves creating stories that are funny, heartfelt, and relatable. She received her BFA in illustration with a sequential arts minor from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Her work has previously been featured online in the New Yorker and she is excited to bring her unique sense of humor into children's publishing. While she primarily works digitally, Maya also enjoys using analog media such as pens, pencils, and highlighters to draw diary comics based on funny, everyday experiences. When she isn't creating, Maya spends her free time hanging out with her two naughty cats, Doobie and Dori, cooking Pinterest recipes, and overanalyzing her favorite graphic novels.

Editorial Reviews

The authors establish suspense and infuse the narrative with humor. . . . A 'twin-tastically' fun read.

Kirkus Reviews

This is a well-written book that will appeal to young readers who are beginning to show interest in their self-image; teachers may find that this story serves to increase reader vocabulary.

School Library Journal

Highly engaging and entertaining, young readers will surely want more of Neecy and Nay Nay.

Booklist

A fun and heartwarming celebration of Black joy, family, and friendship, this book reminds us that even the best plans come with a few twists and tangles along the way!

Hope Magazine

2024-11-09
Twins and BFFs Neecy and Nay Nay open a full-service salon in their bedroom.

Neecy’s awakened by her sister, who went to sleep with bubble gum in her mouth and now has a wad of the pink stuff stuck in her curls. The twins attempt to conceal the sticky situation from Big Mama, but eventually she realizes the truth and takes the girls to Ms. Yvonne’s hair salon, where the beautician tenderly uses peanut butter to remove the glob of gum from Nay Nay’s hair. The girls are inspired to start their own salon; their first clients are Big Mama and their friend Jamila. Jamila’s thrilled with her new “twin-tastically beautiful” ’do; riding high on their excitement, the twins decide to host a grand opening for Neecy and Nay Nay’s House of Style. What ensues is a page-turning story of sisterhood, friendship, entrepreneurship, and colossal failure as some of the girls’ spa treatments go hilariously awry—but nothing goes so wrong that it can’t be put right with a helping of Big Mama’s snickerdoodles. Though the stakes are relatively low in this breezy tale, the authors establish suspense and infuse the narrative with humor. Black-and-white illustrations on each spread break up the text. A recipe for snickerdoodles follows, along with a glossary defining the “big words” that aspiring doctor Neecy uses. Neecy and Nay Nay are Black; their friends are diverse.

A “twin-tastically” fun read.(Chapter book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews