Blue Bison Needs a Haircut (The Bison Family Series) - Hardcover

Rothman, Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593428161 ISBN 13: 9780593428160

Publisher: Random House Studio, 2022

Synopsis

Blue Bison tries his best to be patient in this humorous picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald.

Blue Bison prides himself on always looking clean and neat. But he has a growing problem--his hair. With the barber shops and just about everywhere else closed, all Blue Bison can do is ram his ramming rock in frustration. Meanwhile, his hair keeps growing.
 
His dad, Brown Bison, encourages him to be patient and wait, and his mom, Burgundy Bison, tries to explain that sometimes you want something that you really don’t need. But all Blue Bison can do is whine and wallow. Could little sister Bubblegum Bison have the solution?
 
A wildly hilarious story with a subtle message that waiting is hard but sometimes is necessary.

About this title

About the Author

Scott Rothman is a writer of screenplays and picture books, including Attack of the Underwear Dragon and Return of the Underwear Dragon. His humor writing has appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, and McSweeney's. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and kids. 

Pete Oswald is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg, as well as The Bad Seed, which was an Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year and an indie favorite. He has worked as a character designer, a concept artist, and an art director on many popular films, including Madagascar 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Angry Birds.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 3—"Blue Bison liked getting haircuts because Blue Bison liked to look nice and neat for his family and playground associates." Playground associates. Something happens, readers are not told just what, but said readers have probably experienced something quite similar in the past two years, where everything is closed. And a haircut is not possible. Blue Bison (not a buffalo, which is neatly differentiated in the text) acts out, solving nothing, and his little sister, lawn mower at the ready, solves his problem. Blue Bison gains perspective on what is important, and his ridged hair, very punk-rock, is spectacular. Illustrations that look as if house paints have been rolled across the page in the color of barber stripes are pitch-perfect, as are the dabs of colors that indicate the moods of the sullen and joyful bison. The playground associates have the chance to chime in, and they are adorable, too. VERDICT When nonsense hits, it hits, and to explain it is to demolish it. Blue Bison charms, is relatable, and with the right hairstyle, cuts quite a swash. Children will guffaw.—Kimberly Olson Fakih

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Studio
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593428161
• ISBN 13: 9780593428160
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Oswald Pete
• Number of pages: 40