We just finished reading Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy.
Junie B. has become one of our favorite characters because she is super funny and incredibly relatable. Last weekend when Ryan and I were having a little mommy time we found this delightful new-to-us book at the thrift store. Best $0.50 I spent that day as Junie B. has humored us at bedtime reading this week.
As you may be able to guess by the cover, Junie B. does a bit of. . .experimenting with scissors and hair. Her fascination starts when she visits the ”beauty shop guy” with her dad and decides her “hopes and dreams” are in scissors, smelly hair gel, and fluffy towels. Once home, she practices haircutting skills on her bunny slippers, the dog, and then herself before she hides her secret new style by wearing three hats to school. The story ends with a lesson she learns from her compassionate teacher and another trip with her dad to visit the “beauty shop guy” for a cute new cut.
The book was hilarious and perfectly entertaining. After finishing I thought the lesson was pretty clear, but had a talk with the kids anyway, reminding them they should never cut their own hair.
Apparently I wasn’t clear enough. Either that or I have a very mischievous five-year old–’cause Em’s beloved Dora doll just got a haircut.
Maybe that’s why someone’s mom dropped that book off at the thrift store.
oh my!! lol that’s funny
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poor Dora!!!! could’ve been worse!! Emmy could have a chunk of hair missing! i once had to fix a self-inflicted mullet that a two year old gave herself!! miss you guys
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Pam @ Keeping Life Creative Reply:
January 28th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
@Amanda, Yes, it definitely could have been worse, so I’m grateful, but…grrrr. LOL I probably would have needed you to get an emergency flight down here if those curls would have been tampered with!
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Been there, done that. With their dolls and their own hair. Love Junie B. Jones, but she is a brat. lol
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I seriously thought Ryan had cut Em’s hair when he said he cut HER hair. I wanted to cry… but I think Ryan noticed my surprise. So he added that it was Dora… whew! Now, who said layers were bad…NO ONE! NOT EVER! Right?! Glad she still has some ‘threads’ left… (((HUGS)))
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pameladonnis Reply:
January 30th, 2011 at 2:11 am
Yeah, it turned out okay. He mostly just cut her “bangs” and was quite proud of the job he did. OL
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