If you are an elementary teacher looking for picture books about hair, you found the right place! Take a peek below to learn these children’s books and the activities based on them.
3 Picture Books about Hair
Below is a list of some of our favorite picture books about hair to share with elementary students. Check them out!
1. Bippity Bop Barbershop by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Bippity Bop Barbershop is about a boy named Miles who is about to get his first haircut. His Daddy brings him to where he always gets his haircut, Mr. Seymour’s Barbershop. Miles is amazed by all the different people, noises, and hairstyles at the barbershop. He looks around to find the right haircut for him.
Miles’s Daddy and the other people at the barbershop keep telling Miles to be brave. When it is Miles’s turn to get his haircut, he ducks under his cape when the clippers come too close to his head. Miles’s Daddy helps him be brave by telling him to think of being giant and superheros. Miles thinks of his dad instead, and is able to get a haircut he loves.
Students will love this story about a boy who is experiencing a barbershop for the first time. Check out these Bippity Bop Barbershop teaching resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!
2. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Denene Millner
Crown an Ode to the Fresh Cut is told from the point of view of a narrator. The narrator is explaining to a boy who is about to get his haircut how he feels after his haircut. He talks about what a good haircut can do for a person’s confidence, and how other people will feel when they see his fresh cut.
The narrator of this story describes many different people in the barbershop and the different hairstyles they have. He says that the hairstyles make the people look important, and that the boy will feel that way too after his haircut.
Students will love this story about different hairstyles and what they can do for a person’s confidence. They will want to rush out and get their hair cut! Check out these Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!
3. Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg
There is no better feeling than waking up and knowing it is a special day! Stanley was thrilled to get ready for Crazy Hair Day. His mom put gel in his hair, spiked it, and even dyed it blue and orange. When Stanley walked into school, he quickly realized that Crazy Hair Day was next week. Even worse… today was Class Picture Day! Running and hiding in the bathroom, Stanley (with the help of his friends) gets the courage to join his class for the picture.
This story can facilitate lessons in friendship, teasing, and the importance of a sense of community. Join Stanley and his classmates on an adventure they will never forget! Check out these Crazy Hair Day teaching resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!
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In closing, we hope you found this list of picture books about hair helpful! They are part of our Starts With a Story collection. If you want to get more book ideas to read aloud to your elementary students, then grab this reading freebie. It includes read aloud books lists, reading logs, and reading challenges for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom teachers. It will have you covered for the entire school year, as well as the summer months! Grab this free elementary reading packet now!
