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by Jenna Glatzer If you've ever taken a child to get his or her hair cut for the first time, you'll love Jenna Glatzer's first picture book, Hattie, Get a Haircut! It is a delightful story of young, stubborn Hattie who doesn't want to go to the beauty salon. When she has a funny nightmare where her hair grows like the spaghetti in the Magic Pasta Pot, getting tangled around her feet and fence posts, and eventually has animals making their homes in it, she changes her mind. Told in verse, this amusing story is a great show-and-tell for any youngster not wanting to go under the beautician's scissors. Monica Kendall's funny watercolor illustrations will keep kids giggling and wanting the story read over and over. The two-page picture of Hattie's hair growing all over her neighborhood is an absolute hoot! An added bonus to this little story is what Hattie does with her beautiful hair after her visit to the salon. She mails her hair to an organization that makes wigs for children who have lost their hair through disease or chemotherapy. It is a touching selfless act that adds depth to the story. (A footnote for adults about these organizations would have been a nice touch at the end of the story.) Better known for her books on writing and the new Celine Dion biography, Celine Dion: For Keeps, Glatzer has found a new niche for her writing talents. It is hoped that she will offer more children's books as delightful as this one for us in the future. |
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Hattie, Get a Haircut!