Lockdown Hair

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.

Such a charming book about weird hair during COVID, and one stylist’s creative social distancing ideas for her salon. Told from the POV of her darling daughter. Will give chuckles and joy to any reader!

5 of 5 Stars

Pub Date 02 Mar 2021
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Thanks to the author, Canoe Tree Press, and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

I thought this was a very sweet and relevant book. The watercolor illustrations were beautiful. Raising kids during this pandemic has been hard so it's nice to have something like this book to share with them and facilitate discussions about what we are all experiencing and feeling.

This book does a great job of explaining to children the steps that must be taken to keep people healthy and safe! Coronavirus precautions are no match for Siona, who comes up with solutions to six different aspects of her mother's job as a hairdresser so that she can get back to work. Such a great book for children who are struggling to understand why social distancing is so important!

This was honestly just such an adorable way to normalise the current situation. It makes it a more lighthearted approach in order to be accessible to children. If I was currently a mum I would absolutely be reading this one with my little ones. The art is cute, the characters are fun, the plot is current, its just a chill and sweet lil story

Siona is in lockdown with her family. Her mother is a hairstylist and can't work at the moment. After a virtual call to her Grandma and seeing her hair in disorder. They talk about when her mum can go back to work. Siona takes to coming up with ideas for her mum to stay safe with her clients. Drawing out illustrations on how to do just that.

A current events story that gets a child to problem solve and care about other's safety.

This is a cute little book with plenty of hilarious moments.

Siona is worried about her mother going back to work at her hair salon. At the same time, she also sees her grandmother's wild hair on a video call and realises that hair cuts are needed while her mum needs to maintain safety too. So she comes up with some clever little solutions to help her mum and the salon clients.

The book isn't too serious and it will help children find some light moments in the pandemic. It teaches them the importance of safety as well as the value of thinking around the problem. The illustrations are really cute.

I read this with my little one and was happy to hear her loud giggles at some of Siona's innovative solutions.

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.