The Hairdo That Got Away

Joseph Coelho author Fiona Lumbers illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd

Published:6th Jan '22

£7.99

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The Hairdo That Got Away cover

By award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a poetic picture book about family separation and mental health. Once a month, Dad takes his son to the barbers, come rain or shine. But when Dad disappears, this little boy's hair grows big, ginormous, out of control – and so do his feelings. A touching and melodic story of family separation from a child's perspective from the author/illustrator duo who brought us the Amnesty International recommended picture book Luna Loves Library Day.

"A touching story about family interactions – and hair! Poet Joe Coelho tells the story of a moment of sadness in a child's life with great sensitivity and a suitably hopefuly ending." * LoveReading4Kids, Pick of the Month November 2019 *
"A lyrical, emotional look at the effect of separation, paired with Lumbers’ richly textured art." -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *

  • Nominated for CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal (UK).

ISBN: 9781783449064

Dimensions: 251mm x 241mm x 4mm

Weight: 185g

32 pages