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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2013 · Est. 9 min read-aloud
The Girl Who Wouldn't Brush Her Hair
By Kate Bernheimer, Jake Parker (Illustrator)
A girl's tangled hair becomes a bustling mouse palace. Can she manage her new residents?
40 pages· 1,108 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A young girl neglects her hair, leading to an unexpected invasion—a mouse takes residence in her tangled locks. As more mice move in, her hair transforms into a bustling mouse palace with secret passageways and a cheese cellar. But managing over a hundred mice on her head proves challenging. Will she find a way to reclaim her hair and restore order? This whimsical tale explores the consequences of neglect and the surprising adventures that follow.
From the publisher
What happens when our heroine neglects her long tresses? Well, one day a mouse comes to live in a particularly tangled lock. Soon after, more mice move in, and the girl’s unruly mop is transformed into a marvelous mouse palace complete with secret passageways and a cheese cellar! But as the girl comes to find out, living with more than a hundred mice atop your head isn’t always easy. . . .
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1,108
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD830L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.8
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.3
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 161609
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1960
- First published
- January 1, 2013
- Publisher
- Schwartz & Wade
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780375868788
- LCCN
- 2012006440
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