The little girl in Nowhere Hair knows her mother's hair is missing. In trying to solve that mystery, the story reveals that her mother, although going through cancer treatment, is still silly, attentive, fashionable, happy, and yes, sometimes very tired and cranky.Nowhere Hair helps prepare young ones for living with someone going through chemotherapy. It does the heavy lifting, without being heavy. It addresses a child's guilt, fear, sadness and anxiety with a light touch. It is silly and upbeat and involves many crazy hats and a strikingly cool-looking bald woman.What elevates this from a book simply about cancer to something worthwhile for all children is the underlying and clear theme of being kind to those that might look different than you, and realizing that what is inside of us is far more important than how we look on the outside. |