Lion Needs a Haircut

by Hyewon Yum (Author) Hyewon Yum (Illustrator)

Lion Needs a Haircut
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

This relatable story from award-winning author-illustrator Hyewon Yum explores the universal fear of first haircuts with honesty, tenderness, and humor

Little lion needs a haircut. But he doesn't want one!

Is he worried? No.

Is he scared? NO!

He just likes his hair the way it is. R-O-A-R!

But there's someone else who needs a haircut, too . . . it's Dad, and he doesn't want one, either!

Maybe if they go to the barbershop together, there will be nothing to worry about.

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School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1--Little Lion is looking rather unkempt. The cub's overgrown, rust-colored mane hangs in his face, gets in his food, and hampers his reading, but he has plenty of excuses for why a haircut is unnecessary. Though Dad assumes he understands why his son doesn't want to go to Goatee's Barber Shop, he is surprised upon learning the real reason: His son wants to look look him. When Dad finds his son has turned the tables on him, there is only one simple solution to end the impasse, which ends up satisfying them both. The childlike hand-lettered text is printed in gray with the son's words in a paler shade than his father's. The colored pencil illustrations in pastel hues complement this universal tale of a common childhood situation. The lions' town is made up of a variety of animal species, such as goats, dogs, buffalo, pigs, and bears. VERDICT An enjoyable tale about a common childhood issue. A recommended purchase.--Maryann H. Owen, Oak Creek Public Library WI

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Publishers Weekly

Turnabout is fair play in this shaggy dog--er, cat--story. Over spaghetti one night, a lion father declares, "You need a haircut." "No, I don't," says his scruffy progeny, insouciantly twirling a forkful of noodles. The parent persists, introducing reasons (some slightly terrifying) why the ask will turn out fine: "Barber Goat will take good care.... His scissors won't cut your ears." When the smaller lion finally admits that he "just wanted my hair to look like yours," the father confesses that he "used to be scared of scissors, razors, and blow dryers." The cub cleverly throws the gauntlet: "Oh, no problem, then. We can go to the barbershop together." Colored pencil art by Yum follows the sandal- and pattern-clad duo to Goatee's Barber Shop (animals peer out from store windows along the way), from which they emerge tidily shorn: "See, there was nothing to be worried about," says the cub, the very picture of good-natured ribbing and familial love. Ages 3-7. (May)

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Hyewon Yum

Hyewon Yum is the critically acclaimed author of several previous picture books. Of The Twins' Blanket, Publishers Weekly said in a starred review that "Yum's third picture book shows the author/illustrator thoroughly at home with the picture book form." She studied painting and printmaking at Seoul National University in South Korea. She received her master of fine arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and presently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419742248
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publication date
May 05, 2020
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV002150 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Haircutting
Fathers and sons
Picture books
Lion

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