Big Bouffant (Carolrhoda Picture Books)

Goodness I love these illustrations. http://librarianpirate.blogspot.com/2010/11/big-bouffant-by-kate-hosford-and-abc... ( )

Big Bouffant is the story of a precocious little girl who doesn't want to look like the other girls in her class. Annabelle wants to be an original, a one-of-a-kind. Having two daughters - and being quite the girly-girl myself - I found this story delightful. Even my two boys laughed at some of Annabelle's antics as she tried to get just the hairstyle she wanted.

Annabelle is bored with the boring way the girls in her class do their hair each morning. “Ponytails and braids! Ponytails and braids!” she moans. “I don’t see anything but ponytails and braids!”

She decides to make a hairdo to top everyone; she decides to make her hair into a bouffant.

When everyone copies her, she switches gears and turns to designing a more imaginative dress.

“Annabelle went home and slumped on her bed.

‘My bouffant’s so boring---
I want something new instead!’
She thought very hard
with her eyes closed tight.
‘I know what I’ll do,
but I need to start tonight.”

I love to read stories about kids who don't follow the crowd, and I loved seeing the crazy bouffant hairstyles, so this was a fun read for me. ( )

A sweet book about a little girls attempt to show her individuality. Her hilarious attempt to take matters into her own hands is priceless and so true to life. Mom steps in to save the day and soon she is the envy of all and again has to come up with some way to stand out. Beautifully illustrated. If you have a little girl you can't miss this book. ( )