This is a cute book about explaining how to keep safe from Covid, while still being a hairdresser.

It is written from a child's point of view, so some of her methods are a little impractical, but they are funny, and add a light touch to an otherwise depressing subject.

For example, to wash hair, she has her mother stand two meters apart, and throw a bucket of water at her clients head. To comb hair, she thinks her mother could use a rake with a long handle.

It is a light touch to someting that is quite serious, and that's ok.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. </em>

Lockdown Hair by Linda Steinbock offers a humorous and charming look at the way in which real families, particularly children, are affected by lockdown restrictions. While undeniably entertaining, the book will also serve as a conversation starter for families to address the many ways in which Covid has altered all of our lives, and provide some constructive solutions for children to channel their energy and creativity into something fun and positive. The illustrations are sure to raise some smiles, and will be relatable to most children at this stage of our global health crisis. Recommended.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Canoe Tree Press for an ARC of this title.

This is a really cute book to help kids understand a little more about what we can or can’t do during the pandemic and a good visual for what social distancing looks like. I will note that the book uses the metric system so US parents or teachers would have to just change the meters to feet.

I loved this children's book about the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses many of the issues we face living in lockdown or under quarantine. Siona misses her grandmother, and after speaking with her on a video call, she realizes that people suffer from "lockdown hair" since all the salons are closed. Her mother is a hairdresser, so Siona gets to work on a plan that would allow her mother to safely cut people's hair during the pandemic.

The book has many lessons, and at the end, it includes some discussion points to encourage understanding. I feel that this book is not only charming in its story and illustrations, but that it is also a great way to broach the topic of the pandemic, lockdowns and quarantine, and safe social distancing with children.

If I had children of the appropriate age during the pandemic, I would happily read this book with them. Hopefully, the pandemic will be a distant memory by the time my newborn daughter is old enough for a book like this one.

I received a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and Canoe Tree Publishing.