Blue Bison Needs a Haircut by Scott Rothman, Pete Oswald
Published by Random House Studio on October 18, 2022
ISBN: 0593428161
Pages: 40
Genres: Animals, Humor
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Blue Bison Needs a Haircut is both the title and an excellent summary of this Rothman and Oswald picture book collaboration. Bison has a bit of trouble finding a place to get his signature haircut, and though friends and family try to assure him he looks great, he doesn’t truly find peace until his sister buzzes all his hair off with a lawnmower, unexpectedly giving him his new favorite look.

This book’s illustrations and text pair very well together, and the illustrations are engaging, dynamic, and expressive. The text is funny and has a few big words for kids to puzzle over, but otherwise the book flows well and the conclusion is both funny and a relief! This book would do well for a broad range of early readers, anywhere from K-3rd grade.

Reveiwed by Mary Randall, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth