{"id":40657,"date":"2024-06-03T22:41:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=40657"},"modified":"2024-06-03T22:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:41:19","slug":"review-of-j-d-and-the-great-barber-battle-by-j-dillard-illustrated-by-akeem-s-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=40657","title":{"rendered":"Review of J. D. and the Great Barber Battle, by J. Dillard, illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>J. D. and the Great Barber Battle<\/em><\/p>\n

by J. Dillard
\nillustrated by Akeem S. Roberts<\/p>\n

Kokila (Penguin Random House), 2021. 126 pages.
\nReview written January 11, 2022, from a library book<\/p>\n

Third grade is starting for J. D., and it’s time for his mom to cut the Afro he’s had all his life. She does a terrible job. He gets teased mercilessly by everyone at school. He tries using her relaxer on it, but that just makes things worse.<\/p>\n

So J. D., who’s an excellent artist, decides to cut his own hair. He practices on his little brother first, and does a great job. Turns out, he’s a really great barber! His friends start coming to him for haircuts instead of the only barber in town, who takes a long time and doesn’t know the latest styles.<\/p>\n

But the other barber — a father and son operation — isn’t happy with the competition from a kid. So that’s when J. D. decides to challenge him to a competition.<\/p>\n

This is a fun story. My grown-up mind gets hung up on details like child labor laws and business regulations and if a kid would really want to spend that much time on Saturdays cutting hair. But there’s even some math involved as J. D. starts calculating his earnings and what he can buy. Of course, the best part is seeing a kid take something on and thrive. <\/p>\n

This is the first of a new chapter book series.<\/p>\n

penguin.com\/kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n

*Note* To try to catch up on posting reviews, I\u2019m posting the oldest reviews I\u2019ve written on my blog without making a page on my main website. They\u2019re still good books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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