Punk WigILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 7–9 Grades: 2–4 Pages: 32 List Price: 16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 2/1/2008 ISBN: 1-59078-486-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-486-0 |
Mom gets the love and support she needs. Mom is on her way to the hospital to get her “alien blobs” zapped with medicine. The alien blobs are cancer. The treatment helps, but it also makes Mom lose her hair. One day she says, “Today is wig day,” and she and her son head down to Harriett’s Hair, where they find wigs of all styles and sizes: big hair, short hair, spiky hair, and curly hair. Finally, Mom finds the wig she’s been looking for—and it looks perfect with her jeans and leather jacket. Lori Ries’s loving story of a mother whose son gives her constant support during chemotherapy is illustrated with warmth and humor by Erin Eitter Kono. Reviews"A serious illness is given a lighthearted and encouraging treatment as a young boy relates how his mother is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. ...Kono's watercolor illustrations convey a blithe touch and reflect the warm relationship between mom and son. This positive and upbeat approach to coping with cancer will be a welcome addition—younger than, but complimentary to Patricia Polacco's The Lemonade Club (2007)." "Narrated by a little boy whose mother has cancer, or what he calls “alien blobs inside her,” Punk Wig features a family who gets through a tough time with flying colors. ... Ries tells the story with a light touch, leavening a scary subject with comic relief (mother and son trying on funny hairpieces before they decide upon Punk Wig). In the spring, Mom gets the results of her tests and offers her son a wonderful punk wig, which he proudly sports on the last page. [A]ppealing watercolors... " |
