A fast-paced, comical story for early readers, in which Dad's hair takes off through the open window to freedom!

One day, Dad's hair decided it was tired of being brushed and combed. It wanted a life of its own, to see the world. It took off.

Out of the bathroom, into the kitchen, and before you could say, "Hairsta la vista, baby!" it was gone.

Dad gave chase around the town. He spots his hair hiding in the lawn, on the road, at the zoo -it's amazing how many things look like hair. He gives up.

Dad tries to accept life without hair. Then the postcards arrive. The hair is on a round-the-world trip and Dad is still bald. Until one day the unbelievable happens and the hair comes back.

This is a fast-paced tour-de-force, a wonderfully absurd story packed with wordplay and full colour hilarious illustrations.

When Dad's Hair Took Off is a comical chapter book for early readers or for any child to enjoy reading aloud with a grownup who relates! A fun book to celebrate and share with Dad on Father's Day or any day.

Translated from the German edition by Melody Shaw, where it was shortlisted for multiple awards.

Joerg Muhle studied illustration in Offenbach and Paris. He has been illustrating for books and magazines since 2000. He is the author and illustrator of worldwide bestselling interactive bedtime book for toddlers, Tickle My Ears.

"Pace, energy, superb comic illustrations and the hilariousness of dad going bald." Julia Marshall, Publisher

About the Author

Joerg Muhle was born 1973 in Frankfurt am Main and studied at the Offenbach School of Design and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. He has been a freelance illustrator since 2000, and held a temporary professorship at the Fachhochschule in Mainz. Today, he lives in Frankfurt where he works as a freelance illustrator for book publishers, magazines and newspapers.

Reviews

"All the relish of a tall tale, deadpan timing, and choice vocabulary."

-- Foreword Reviews, starred review

"Get ready for a hair-raising-or should we say hair-racing?-chase and an abundance of absurdity and witty wordplay."

-- Kirkus Reviews

"An early chapter book-the kind Gecko Press excels at bringing us."

-- Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production

"Both its punny, funny words and full colour illustrations are perfect."

-- Kids' Book Review, Australia


Awards
Winner of White Ravens Award 2022.



Book Information
ISBN 9781776575213
Author Joerg Muhle
Format Paperback
Page Count 72
Imprint Gecko Press
Publisher Gecko Press