Hair for Mama

It’s family picture time for the Carters, but Mama does not want to be in the photo this year. All of her beautiful hair is gone because of chemotherapy treatments for her cancer, and she doesn’t want to be remembered without hair. Eight-year-old Marcus knows that the picture won’t be the same without Mama, so he comes up with a plan to find her some hair and make her better. Even though the plan doesn’t work in quite the way Marcus expects, he comes to understand that “hair is nice to have, but not as nice as me having Mama and Mama having me.”

This is a story for every family dealing with a serious illness. It is told with a touch of gentle humor in a style that children will readily understand, and the warm and inviting illustrations will bring comfort and hope to young and old alike.
source: amazon
age:4&up

Retelling: Marcus' mother had cancer and was expected to lose her hair before the Carters took their yearly family photo. This is the story of how Marcus tried to find her some new hair to cheer her up and make her well.

Thoughts and Feelings: Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things to face. I remember seeing my grandfather in the hospital after he had his stoke. I would have done anything to make him well again.

One of those great make-you-cry books. Marcus is a little boy whose mother loses her hair during her chemotherapy treatments. Marcus mistakenly believes that her lack of hair is what is making her sick and so he decides to shave his head in order to get hair for mama. When she sees what Marcus has done, she tells him that it isn't all about hair and she loves him no matter what. ( )