Hair for Mama

Written by Kelly Tinkham · Illustrated by Amy Bates

A boy's quest to restore his mother's hair reveals deeper truths about love and family.

4.4 Goodreads · 164 ratings

32 pages· 610L

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Bookroo's summary

Eight-year-old Marcus faces a heart-wrenching challenge when his mother, undergoing chemotherapy, loses her hair and refuses to join the family photo. Determined to make her feel whole again, Marcus devises a plan to find her new hair. As his efforts unfold, Marcus learns a profound lesson about the true essence of family and love. Will his plan succeed, or will he discover something even more important? This touching tale, infused with gentle humor, offers hope and comfort to families navigating serious illness.

From the publisher

It’s family picture time for the Carters, but Mama does not want to be in the photo this year. All of her beautiful hair is gone because of chemotherapy treatments for her cancer, and she doesn’t want to be remembered without hair. Eight-year-old Marcus knows that the picture won’t be the same without Mama, so he comes up with a plan to find her some hair and make her better. Even though the plan doesn’t work in quite the way Marcus expects, he comes to understand that hair is nice to have, but not as nice as me having Mama and Mama having me. This is a story for every family dealing with a serious illness. It is told with a touch of gentle humor in a style that children will readily understand, and the warm and inviting illustrations will bring comfort and hope to young and old alike. “

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