Muriel Feelings | |
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Born | Muriel Grey July 31, 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | September 29, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 73)
Education | Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art |
Alma mater | Los Angeles State College |
Notable works | Moja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book (1971); Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book (1974) |
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Muriel Feelings (July 31, 1938 – September 29, 2011) was an American children's book author. She is known for her collaborations with her illustrator husband Tom Feelings. The two produced the books Moja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book (1971) and Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book (1974). Their notable books are considered part of rise of the Afrocentric literature in the 1970s.[1]