Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

[from The Harlem Charade]
Natasha Tarpley is the author of the bestselling picture book I Love My Hair! and other acclaimed titles for children and adults. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, among other awards. When she is not writing books, Ms. Tarpley can usually be found reading them. She has also taken up the cruel and unusual hobby of running marathons. Ms. Tarpley is the cofounder of Voonderbar! Media, a multicultural children's book publishing and media company. She fell in love with Harlem and New York City and lived there for many years before moving back to her hometown of Chicago, Illinois, where she lives with her husband and works alongside her nieghbors to make their community a better place.