“Why is daddy’s head bald?” This is the question that sparks an adventurous tale about alopecia and one girl’s acceptance of her father and his head without hair in Debora Ceballos de Alamon’s Where the Hair Don’t Grow.
How The Story Begins
Anna is getting ready for storytime and a good night’s rest when she decides to ask her mom about her father’s bald head. The little one’s curiosity leads Anna’s mom to share a wild story that transports Anna to another world.
Readers go from stormy days to extremely hot weather all spent on top of the father of Anna’s balding head. At one point, Anna’s dad seems to have found the cure for his total alopecia in the form of a potion that promises hair growth. The “solution” fails in the end, which ultimately leads Anna and her father to appreciate his head as-is.
A Journey Of Acceptance
Where the Hair Don’t Grow is more than a cute story that teaches kids about alopecia. This tale is also about acceptance.
Anna already partially accepts the fact that her father does not have hair. Her reason for inquiring about his baldness is to better understand him. Anna’s father, however, does not initially accept his condition. Such is the reason why he tries the hair growth potion that fails.
Through Anna and her father, Debora Ceballos de Alamon uses this fun story to invite us to be comfortable with our imperfections. Kids and adults can learn a lesson or two from Anna and her father.
For Kids And Adventurous Parents
Where the Hair Don’t Grow was written to be both a story and an opportunity to learn. Such is the reason why Alamon includes a glossary in the back of her book as well as further explanations about the different types of alopecia.
Small children who love colorful graphics may find this book to be loads of fun. Parents of little ones searching for the ideal book for storytime may also want to consider giving Where the Hair Don’t Grow a spin.