
By Dawn Lesley Stewart, Michael P White (Illustrator)
A rebellious curl leads to chaos and unexpected revelations.
Harriet's neat braid is disrupted by a rebellious curl, sparking a wild adventure with her sister to tame it. As more curls escape, their attempts lead to chaos, leaving Harriet exhausted and her home in disarray. Can they find a solution, or is the answer hidden in how they perceive the problem? Discover the whimsical journey of self-acceptance and perspective in this lively tale.
One day an unruly curl pops out of Harriet’s nice, neat braid–a wriggly, wavy, horrible curl. When Harriet’s sister offers to fix her rebellious curl, they launch into a series of outrageous, hair-raising schemes to tame Harriet’s wayward ringlet. Despite their best efforts, another curl breaks loose…and then another…and then another. Soon the yard and the house are a wreck, poor Harriet is exhausted, and her head is covered in curls.Dawn Stewart’s rollicking, boisterous tale, vividly brought to life by Michael White’s brilliant and quirky illustrations, will entertain young readers while helping them to see that the root of our problems is sometimes all in the way we look at them.
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