Bad Hair Daze In Children's Books -- Part 2

Holm, Jennifer Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf
J Fic Holm
Told entirely through notes, grocery receipts, and a vast
array of other items, this story follows Ginny as she accidentally
dyes her hair pink, throws live frogs in class, and loses the
lead role in ballet to her ex-best friend.














Lerner, Harriet Goldhor Franny B. Kranny, There’s A Bird In Your Hair!
E Lerner
Franny B. Kranny refuses to cut her wild hair, despite her family's
insistence, and wears a bird in her hair to a family reunion.









Munsch, Robert Stephanie’s Ponytail
E Munsch
Frustrated because everyday that Stephanie fixes her hair differently,
the class copies her until one day when she declares that she will shave her head!

Robins, Joan Addie’s Bad Day
ER Robins
When Addie gets a haircut she hates, she is too embarassed
to come to her friend Max's birthday party.









Spinner, Stephanie Snake Hair: The Story of Medusa
ER Spinner
Recounts how the Greek hero Perseus vanquishes the serpent-
haired Medusa whose gaze turned people to stone.

Bad Hair Day Books

You think you've had bad hair days....check these out:

Ditchfield, Christin Cowlick!
E Ditchfie
Do children wake up with bad hair because a nighttime

visiting cow gave them a sloppy kiss on their heads?

Graves, Keith The Unexpectedly Bad Hair Of Barcelona Smith
E Graves
Barcelona Smith is too cautious to even smile for fear of

getting a bug in his teeth, until the day his usually

perfectly coiffed locks rebel and teach him

to let his hair down.

Krosoczka, Jarrett Baghead
E Krosoczk
Josh hides the bad haircut he gave himself by wearing a bag

on his head, until his sister has a better idea.

Lubner, Susan Ruthie Bon Bair, Do Not Go To Bed With Wringing Wet Hair!
E Lubner
After ignoring her mother's warnings, a young girl

goes to bed with wet hair and wakes up with a

surprise on her head.

Palatini, Margie Bedhead

E Palatini

After many unsuccessful attempts to control his unruly hair one morning,

Oliver and his family think that they have solved the problem--until he

gets to school and finds that it is school picture day.

Embarrassing Moments in Children's Books

Blume Freckle Juice
J Fic Blume
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's
freckle recipe for fifty cents. Later, homemade freckles
cause him to be teased by others.














Clairday, Robynn Tell Me This Isn’t Happening!
J 152.4 Tell
The author collected stories of kids’ most embarrassing
moments, told in their words. Thrown in are words of
wisdom to deal with those pesky situations we all encounter.


Conrad, Pam Seven Silly Circles
J Fic Conrad
Nicki is embarrassed about the circles left on her face
while playing around with a rubber arrow, but supportive
parents and friends help her forget her problem during the
fun and commotion of a leaf-raking party.














Hopkins, Lee Bennett Oh, No! Where Are My Pants?
J 811.008 H
Poems about embarrassment, shame, fear in those dreary times
when unexpected disasters happen. Check out…”My Brand-New
Bathing Suit”, “Haircut” and “Nightmare”.

Petersen, P. J. I Hate Weddings
J Fic Petersen
When Dan has to meet his new stepfamily and take part
in his father's wedding, he finds that all sorts of horrible
and embarrassing things happen to him. He and his
brothers/sisters have to go with the newlyweds on their
honeymoon.

America In Verse For Children

Cohn, Amy From Sea To Shining Sea
J 810.8 From
A compilation of more than 140 folk songs, tales, poems,
and stories telling the history of America and reflecting its
multicultural society. Illustrated by award-winning artists.











Hopkins, Lee Bennett My America
J 811.008 Myameric
A collection of poems evocative of seven geographical
regions of the United States, including the Northeast,
Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwest,
and Pacific Coast States.














Meltzer, Milton Hour of Freedom
J 811.008 Hour
A collection of poems by such authors as Stephen Vincent Benet,
Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, and Edna St. Vincent Millay
addresses major events in American history, including the
Westward movement, slavery, industrialization, and war.


Panzer, Nora Celebrate America: In Poetry And Art
J 811.008 Celebrat
A collection of American poetry that celebrates over 200 years
of American life and history as illustrated by fine art from the
collection of the National Museum of American Art.









Siebert, Diane Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art
J 811.54 Siebert
Poems and illustrations celebrate some of the unique scenic treasures
of the United States.