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Super Hair-o And The Barber Of Doom (2013)

by John Rocco(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1423121899 (ISBN13: 9781423121893)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Disney-Hyperion

review 1: Rocco has a fabulous head of hair, and he truly believe it grants him superpowers. Together with his friends (who have the same hair advantages) they pow! splash! and whoosh! their way through life. But then he is suddenly captured by a villain, and he thinks all is lost. In this delightfully drawn picture book by Caldecott Honor winner John Rocco, a boy discovers the true source of his power. Playful illustrations tell Rocco's story and remind us of the simple joy that can be found in play/pretend. Grey and full color pages mimic comics pages from newspapers.
review 2: Superheroes get their power from somewhere. This particular young hero gets his power from his hair…and he has quite a bit of it. He also has four “super” friends who also all have specia... morel powers. However, one day this young hero gets dragged to the evil villains lair…where he gets (gulp) a hair cut! With his powers zapped (or rather cut off) he isn’t sure he can do anything, let alone face his friends again. Turns out that all the super-friends were forced by parental units to get hair cuts. They drag themselves around the playground, trying unsuccessfully to show some sort of super or heroic part of themselves. Fortunately for them a rather observant girl notices what is happening. And she comes to their rescue by providing a reason for them to become heroic. And the four friends realize that being heroes isn’t dependent upon a super head of hair…Okay, not only does this story totally personify the ups and downs of being a child hero, it also is perfectly illustrates the ups and downs of being a child hero. For example, the story is great. I have read it to kiddos multiple times and they have enjoyed the “hair”-raising plot. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!) But they also noticed the particular color choices. When the kids are feeling “super” there are lots of bright colors. When their hair is chopped off they are slowly drained of color until everything from themselves to what is around them is all in a grey-scale. Until the readers notice the little girl in the background. She is totally in color. And her actions (of placing her doll where it would need “saving”) is also in color. Then, once the super friends have a new mission (saving the doll) they suddenly are flooded in color. And once they realize they can be super no matter what they stay in color. This is just another way that Rocco brilliantly illustrated the point of where a superhero’s true power comes from (and it isn’t the hair). Not to mention the little dots on the cover or in some of the textures on the illustrations give a nod to classic comics in newsprint. Granted, these dots aren’t the only textures…but those reading the book to youngsters will see them and notice and smile.All-in-all this is a fun story with a subject matter that is of grand importance to young readers. And I believe they will wholeheartedly enjoy it (over and over and over again). less

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