Muriel Feelings

Muriel Feelings
BornMuriel Grey
(1938-07-31)July 31, 1938
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 2011(2011-09-29) (aged 73)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationPennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Alma materLos Angeles State College
Notable worksMoja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book (1971);
Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book (1974)
Spouse
(m. 1969; divorced in 1974)

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]

  1. ^ "Feelings, Muriel L. 1938". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.