In the middle of winter, in a tucked away town, Where the snow never seemed to stop coming down, In a mountain-sized house the colour of sky, Lived a girl with thick hair that took too long to dry. So begins this delightfully irreverent tale, in the tradition of Dr. Seuss. When a spirited little girl named Ruthie Bon Bair refuses to dry her wet hair before bedtime, she is plagued by an unusual host of difficulties - plants and flowers begin to sprout from her scalp, resulting in hilarious consequences. Escalating to a dizzying climax, Ruthie and friends attempt to control the growing vegetation in her hair, but not without some surprising results...

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Abrams .

Beth Raisner Glass and Susan Lubner are mothers of young children. This is their first book. Bruce Whatley is the author and illustrator of many best-selling children's picture books including The Night Before Christmas. He lives in Australia.