Natasha Tarpley Writes

OPAL WATSON PRIVATE EYE

New podcast ! Meet Opal. Curious, brave and persistent. At age 11, she already has her own thriving mystery-solving business helping neighbors find anything from lost pets to missing packages.

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KEYANA LOVES HER FAMILY

Keyana’s always full of big ideas. Her latest and greatest plan is to host a perfect family movie night. From aunts to uncles to her five favorite cousins, everyone is invited! This is the first book of the exciting new Keyana Loves series

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KEYANA LOVES HER FAMILY

Keyana is hosting her very best friend, Nia, for a sleepover! But when Keyana and Nia have trouble seeing eye-to-eye, they'll have to come together to remember just how much they care about each other. This is book two of the Keyana Loves series

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THE ME I CHOOSE TO BE

The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text and imaginative images, each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love and highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children.

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I LOVE MY HAIR

Keyanna does not like to get her hair combed! But her mom makes hair-combing time fun, by reminding her of all the wonderful ways she can wear her hair. This whimsical story celebrates the qualities that make each of us unique.

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BIPPITY-BOP BARBERSHOP

A touching story about a familiar rite of passage, as Miles’ father takes him to the barbershop for the very first time.

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JOE-JOE’S FIRST FLIGHT

Joe-Joe yearns to learn to fly. In this inspiring story, set in the 1920s, Joe-Joe’s dreams of flight allow him to soar above and beyond obstacles.

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DESTINY’S GIFT

Young people’s words matter! When Destiny learns that her favorite bookstore may have to close, she uses her love of writing to try to save and preserve memories of this special place.

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SELMA TAKES THE STAGE

Selma makes a secret wish at a (possibly) magic fountain. Now everything in her life is going flat as an out-of-tune instrument, and she’ll need more than magic to fix the mess she’s made.

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The Geek Goddesses, Book 1

THE HARLEM CHARADE

A buried painting is discovered. A grandfather is suddenly attacked by an unknown assailant. A greedy politician is developing a plan to take over Harlem and turn it into a ludicrous historic theme park. Alex, Elvin, and Jin must put together the pieces of this mysterious puzzle in order to save their beloved neighborhood, and maybe even their own lives.

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GIRL IN THE MIRROR:
Three Generations of Black Women in Motion

This inspiring, creative memoir reads like a novel as it follows the journeys and stories of three generations of women in the author’s family—her grandmother, her mother, and herself as a young adult in her twenties, as each woman strives to discover and to define who they are and their place in the world.

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For Adults

Natasha Tarpley is an acclaimed children’s book author and content creator whose work affirms the power of kids to choose who and what they want to be. Her titles include the classic picture book, I Love My Hair! and the award-winning children’s podcast, Opal Watson: Private Eye, among many others.