Super Hair-O and the Barber of Doom - John Rocco

My goodness! I read dozens of picture books a week but I don't have time to post them all. However, I didn't expect to go the whole month without posting again. Well here's one that I thought was terrific:

Rocco has the craziest hair going on! He and his friends get their superpowers from their hair. But when Rocco is taken to the barber, how will he escape its evil clutches?! When he returns to school disgraced (with a haircut), he faces his friends only find they have also been sheared. When a teddy bear is in trouble, Rocco and his friends rise to the occasion and the save the day, learning their superpowers don't come from their hair but from within.

This was such a cute story! My favorite character was, of course, the kid who says "dude" to everything.

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Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrich has a dog feeling like a legendary hero.

Torando Slim and the Magic Cowboy Hat by Bryan Langdo.

"Hide and Sheep" -Andrea Beaty

They're fluffy. They're small. What isn't fun about mischievious sheep?

The sheep go looking for adventure while the farmer is asleep. He'll round them up for shearing but not before they get to do a few things...

The artwork is full, exciting, witty. Rogue animals!

Read Also:

Elanna Allen's Itsy Mitsy Runs Away.

Nicholas Oldland's Making the Moose Out of Life.

Jan Thomas' Rhyming Dust Bunnies.

"Henry and Mudge: The First Book" -Cynthia Rylant

The Henry & Mudge series are a staple among beginner reader books. Finally got the first one!

Henry wants a pet. When he goes into the pet store, there's the perfect dog: Mudge. A little pup that grows to a big, loveable dog. When Mudge gets lost, Henry goes looking and gets lost.

The artwork is cute, the characters are happy, the stories are charming. There really isn't a downside to this series.

Read Also:

Cynthia Rylant's "Annie and Snowball" series.

Erica Silverman's "Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa" series.

Shirley Mozelle's Zack's Alligator.

"The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" -Jacqueline Kelly

I don't listen to audiobooks often but changes in my commute has really cut down on my reading time. And so I've begun a shift to a little bit o'listening.

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is the story of a young girl growing up in Texas at the turn-of-the-century. The book follows Cali from the summer of 1899 to New Year's Day 1900. Cali has an interest in scienec; she teams up with her grandfather to study her surroundings. As she learns, the reader sees how many things in her life mirror those of nature, evolution, and Darwin's theories.

This was a fascinating combination of period technology and modern issues. While characters gawk at horseless carriages, marvel over microscopes, and think the first snow is the end of the world, Cali faces a rocky mother-daughter relationship, annoying brothers, and what to do when she grows up.

Read Also:

Jane Birdsall's "The Penderwicks" series.

Joelle Stolz's The Shadows of Ghadames.

Margaret Sidney's The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew.