HAIR IN FUNNY PLACES

Girls and boys are always curious and sometimes even alarmed by the behaviour of
their bodies as they grow up. Puberty being a particularly unsettling time, Bab
ette Cole has made this the subject of the fifth title in her bestselling series
of 'family dilemmas'. Who else but Babette would have the temerity to tackle th
is subject in a picture book and the genius to carry it off! In "Hair in Funny P
laces" her artwork is without exaggeration some of the best she has ever done: i
t is brilliant.



The text takes the form of a conversation between a small gir
l and her teddy bear, and is ingenious and funny. It is the behaviour of Mr and
Mrs Hormone (wonderfully depicted) which is responsible for and plays havoc with
the physical and emotional states of girls and boys throughout puberty. This bo
ok is bound to be controversial but Babette has never taken the conventional pat
h and her readers love her for her outrageous approach to little mentioned topic
s.