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Young Jeremiah never noticed it before, but now he can't seem to think of anything else: his daddy is missing a lot of hair In fact, Daddy even says that he has lost his hair. But whatever's lost can be found again, right? Jeremiah's search leads him all over the house and yard. Not a sign of the missing hair. Luckily, Dad isn't too upset about it. So maybe it's not such a big deal to misplace a full head of hair after all?
In coming to terms with his father's baldness, Jeremiah also ends up embracing diversity.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-The day Jeremiah hears his father called "Baldy" is the day he realizes that the man has no hair. This sets him on a mission to find the lost locks. His search raises question after question: Does it hurt to lose hair? Was his father sad to lose it? Will Jeremiah lose his hair someday? And what does it matter how we look on the outside, compared to who we are on the inside? Jeremiah's journey from uncertainty to reassurance is told in a funny, touching way. Payne's wide-eyed protagonist complements the straightforward text, illustrating well the vivid imagination of a worried child. Some of the pictures are laugh-out-loud funny and will amuse young readers. This is a delightful book that uses baldness as a way to explore how everyone is unique. It is excellent both for reading aloud in a classroom setting or for sharing one-on-one.-Kara Schaff Dean, Needham Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
A boy learns to see his father through new eyes in this humorous though occasionally disjointed tale. A stranger's passing jibe at a baseball game ("Hey, Baldy-sit down!") alerts Jeremiah to his father's baldness, something he'd never considered before. He later overhears his parent say, "I lost my hair," and decides to help. Jeremiah searches high and low ("He even looked in the toilet bowl") for Daddy's hair. The boy then goes on to muse on the nature of baldness, "I wonder if other things lose their hair like Daddy did," then has an epiphany when he spies his baby sister: "Maybe he was just born like that!" Editorial cartoonist Payne uses bold ink outlines for his characters and objects, while warm earthy hues offset stark white backgrounds, and funny images abound. For example, when Jeremiah imagines Daddy with hair, a spread depicts six versions of the man with wavy, curly or slicked-back locks, and as a cowboy, rock star and nerd. While the story meanders some, the tale's thoughtful and comical aspects, which emphasize Daddy's self-acceptance and prompt Jeremiah's awareness of the beauty of human diversity, ultimately redeem it. Ages 5-8. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Upon learning that Daddy has ""lost"" his hair, Jeremiah determines to retrieve it. Is it under a rock? In the sewer? Cartoonist Payne's spacious, exuberant illustrations are the real draw here, overcoming the plodding text and precious conclusion with understated humor and spot-on visual characterizations. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Jeremiah never thought about the top of his dad's head until, at their first major-league baseball game together, he hears someone call his dad Baldy. His father explains baldness, but Jeremiah remains unclear on the concept. Then he hears his father say, "Before I lost my hair." Suddenly Jeremiah is a boy with a mission: finding Dad's lost hair. It's nowhere in the house, the garden or yard. Disheartened, Jeremiah sees his bald baby sister and rushes to ask if his dad was born bald. Dad explains more clearly what it means to lose one's hair. On a trip to the beach, Jeremiah sees people of all shapes and sizes . . . and even different types of bald people. Some have hair doughnuts; some have hair horseshoes and some are completely shiny on top. He decides he loves his dad just the way he is and his hair hunt is over. A pointed bit of storytelling that would fit in any storytime on hair, personal differences or just plain silliness. Payne's editorial cartoonist background gives the illustrations a smiling style all their own. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
