People sit in your chair feeling one way and leave feeling another — kids see that transformation instantly.
How this is different: This isn't a book where your child pretends to be a hairstylist. It's the book where your child finally understands what you actually do.
The salon is a world of color, sound, and conversation, which makes this one of our most visually joyful books. It shows your child what mom or dad does all day besides standing up for nine hours.
What hairstylists actually do all day
Consult first — figure out what the client actually wants
Cut, color, and process on a clock that runs all day
Keep the chair filled, the station clean, and the schedule honest
Listen, a lot; regulars come back for that as much as the cut
How to explain a hairstylist's job to a child
If your child is 3 or 4
Hairstylists cut and color hair so people look and feel great. They listen carefully to what someone wants, then use scissors and brushes very carefully to make it happen.
If your child is 5 to 7
A hairstylist plans a cut or color for each client's hair type, does the work in stages, and manages timing so several clients can be in progress at once without anyone waiting too long.
The tools kids find interesting
Shears
Color bowl and brush
Blow dryer
Chair and mirror
Appointment book
What a child would notice at a hairstylist's work
People walking in tired and leaving taller somehow
A parent standing up all day
Clients who tell them everything
What kids learn from a WorkTale Book Company book about hairstylists
Every WorkTale book closes with two pages no name-swap personalized book has. First, a "So, what does Mommy, Daddy, or your grown-up do?" page that distills the parent's entire job into one plain-spoken line a child can recite from memory, with no jargon and no job description. Then an "About the Author" page with the parent's real photograph, name, job title, and a short biography blurb, so the illustrated hero is revealed as the real person the child knows. Why the parent is the hero.