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This book is colorful and fun! The main character, Stanley – who resembles a cute rodent aardvark sort of thing - is ready for Crazy Hair Day at school. He gets up early; his mother helps him create a really cool spiky tricolored hair style. He uses two cans of Halloween hair spray (blue and orange) and plenty of rubber bands. He hurries excitedly to school, only to discover that Crazy Hair Day is the following Friday and today is School Picture Day. After his friend Larry teases him, a very embarrassed Stanley hides in the bathroom. Larry tries to talk him out in time for the picture but Stanley is afraid he'll "look like the class weirdo." While in the bathroom, he thinks of all the fun he has had with his class and decides that he should be in the class photo. He returns to the classroom, and finds everyone with a crazy hairdo. I would use this book with the entire classroom, kindergarten through third grade, to defuse potential teasing or to illustrate that true friends show support and kindness to each other when someone may be a little different. You could also use this book to teach the class about classroom solidarity and how to be a good team. Another fun way to use this book would be to introduce a special day, such as pajama day or some other special event day. It would also be a good book to give to a student who was feeling like the “odd-man-out” to show that sometimes things aren’t nearly as bad as we think they are. I really liked this book because it deals with the issue of teasing in a compassionate way that all children would be able to relate to easily.Read full review
This book told a tale of friendship in the disguise of a wacky day. The illustrations are very colorful. The characters are easy to relate to. I used it to teach a fourth grade writing lesson, and my friend used it for a first grade read-aloud. Both sets of kids loved the story so much that they went out and bought the book!
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