Berger Book Reviews: Wacky Jacky
Wacky Jacky Jacky is different from her classmates. Her family is from Jordan, she eats strange food and she has crazy, wild hair. But Jacky volunteers at the children’s hospital, where her best friend lives, and she does her best to be herself. One day Jacky learns of a local beauty pageant, and makes the […]
Wee Share Book Review: Wacky Jacky
Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen Author: Jaclyn Stapp About this Book (as taken from the Wacky Jacky website) The kids at school call her Wacky Jacky, and with her loony lunches, knobby knees, and crazy mess of hair, it’s easy to see why! One day, Wacky Jacky grabs a pen […]
Children’s Literary Classics-Wacky Jacky Book Review
The children’s picture book, Wacky Jacky, written by Jaclyn Stapp and illustrated by Kristine Lucco, offers a heartwarming and uplifting message of acceptance and encouragement for little girls. Wacky Jacky is the true story of Jaclyn Stapp, who as a young girl, was treated unkindly by her classmates because she was different. Learning to embrace […]
Umatilla Proclaims May 4th Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp Day
Jaclyn Stapp returned home to a heartfelt welcome at her alma mater, Umatilla Elementary School. She was honored to accept the official announcement from Mayor Peter Tarby proclaiming it Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp Day during a special reading of Wacky Jacky for over 700 elementary students. Following the reading, there was an interactive discussion with the […]
Children’s author recalls her own difficult childhood, feeling left out of the crowd
ORLANDO – In her book “Wacky Jacky,” author Jaclyn Stapp writes about a little girl who is different from her classmates. Wacky Jacky has hair that doesn’t really look like everyone else’s. It’s “poofy and frizzy, zany and lazy. If combs could talk, they would say ‘This hair is crazy,’ “ Stapp writes. The little […]