# Lion Needs a Haircut: A Picture Book - Hardcover

by **Hyewon Yum** (Author), **Hyewon Yum** (Illustrator)

**The picture book _Lion Needs a Haircut_ is a relatable story from award-winning author/illustrator Hyewon Yum exploring the universal fear of first haircuts with honesty, tenderness, and humor.**

Little lion needs a haircut. But he doesn't want one!  
Is he worried? _No._  
Is he scared? _NO!_  
He just likes his hair the way it is. R-O-A-R!

But there's someone else who needs a haircut, too . . . it's Dad, and he doesn't want one, either!  
Maybe if they go to the barbershop together, there will be nothing to worry about.

**"This latest from picture-book veteran Yum brims with heart and charm, turning a classic childhood conflict on its head with subtle style and wit." --_Booklist_ (Starred Review)**

Also from Hyewon Yum:  
Lion Needs a Shot  
Grandpa Across the Ocean  

### Author Biography

**Hyewon Yum** is an author and illustrator of many picture books, including _Saturday Is Swimming Day_, which won a Charlotte Zolotow Honor. She has two sons who hate haircuts. She also doesn't like haircuts, but she's never told her kids that. She lives in Brooklyn with her roaring family.  

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 9.1 x 9.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 05, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Lion Needs a Haircut

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 1.6

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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