“If anyone can make a case of head lice fun, it’s Shannon. He humorously captures and normalizes the panic, embarrassment, and tedium of this common grade-school affliction. Even the mom’s reactions — first panic, then phantom head-itch, then mountains of laundry — are perfect!”
–Susan Kunhardt, Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA
Is something bugging you? Bestselling award-winner David Shannon shows the funny side of waging war against–oh no!–head lice.
This book is guaranteed to make you laugh–and itch! From the opening picture of a happy, oversized louse appearing with his suitcases, you know these bugs are determined to stay, and Mom is about to go nuts!
Nobody talks about them, but they are everywhere. (Some estimate 20 million children a year host them.) Oh the shame and humiliation of having bugs in your hair! But if you go to school, or have play dates, chances are good you might meet them someday. Maybe you already have! Lucky for you, the unwelcome bugs in this story are so funny you will be laughing aloud–even when Mom attacks them with battle-tested anti-lice weapons.
Shannon peppers his hilarious scenes with fun, "nitpicking" facts about these "lousy" critters and pokes fun at common denial: "It’s probably ash from that volcano in Pogo Pogo."
Soon the party’s over–Bye bye, Little Nasties! Once again Shannon has created a fresh, highly entertaining read-aloud classic that begs to be read again and again.
About the author
David Shannon is the internationally acclaimed creator of more than thirty picture books, including NO, DAVID!, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and three more David picture books. Shannon’s bestsellers include his recent A BAD CASE OF STRIPES; ALICE THE FAIRY; DUCK ON A BIKE; and his recent JANGLES: A BIG FISH STORY. He lives in California with his family.
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I am not sure if I’d keep it for my son, give it to his Kindergarten teacher, or use it with our head start classrooms.. it would be good in any of those places so it would be put to good use.
For my 3 kiddos, they would love it.
I’d love to share this with my Kindergarten students.
Both my kids would love this book. They’re already big fans of No, David!
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My kids would love this book.
My sons school library
my sons Christian and gavin ages 3 and 4 then when they read it I would give it to their school
My kids would dig it.
I would give this to my nephews!
This would be for my kids. They love reading books : )
My daughter’s preschool
My kids. I would make a good addition to our library !
This would be for me to read to my 2 and 4 year old, I think they’d find it very funny! 🙂
My 6 and 4 year old girls. We are huge readers! And my 6 year old is the biggest bug lover I know…especially for a girl!
My son would like this book so much!:)
I would love to add this to our Elementary Library. Our school nurse would get a kick out of using this with our younger students. I would let my son read it first.
I would like to win this for my grandson so I can read it to him.
for my nephews
This book would be for my grade one students. 🙂
This book would be for my grade one students. 🙂
This book would be for my grade one students. 🙂
The book would be for my niece
My son and daughter would love this! Thanks!
My granddaughters.
This would be for my grandson.
This would be for my son!
This would be for my daughter. She loves reading!
it would be for my son.
My daughter
For my son……just in case!!!
Both of my kiddos would like this book
This would be for my daughter, who just recently went through that cycle of head lice, and ended up giving it to me, which took MONTHS to get rid of due to our curly hair! UGH! Just seeing this book made me want to cry LOL
Thank you so much for the chance though!
I would keep this in our home library for our 14 grandchildren.
It would be for my daughter
I would like this for my son.
This book would be for my kids.
The Bugs In My Hair book would be for my daughter who is 6. I think she would find it funny since they had a talk at school about Lice.
Would give it to my nephew.
My daughters would love this book as they are currently big fans of bugs (and snakes too).
For my 3 kiddos.
this book would be for our children
I’d give this to my sister who teaches grade school kids.
My son!
This would be for a friend who teachers 5 yr olds!
My son and daughter
I would put this back for the first case of lice in one of my Grandkids. After all NaNa makes everything better.
Thanks for the chance!
For the family.
I would definitely would want this book for my own two kids. I wish I could read books with them more often and this seems like a good fun bedtime read.
I would give this to my youngest daughter. We had a bought with lice and now she tells everyone she had roaches in her hair. This book would go a long way in helping explain to her what the difference is.
My nephews
This would be for my daughter
The book would be for my friend.