Review: Rethinking old habits - changing can be better!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2013
Zehavit Tzarfati lives in Tel Aviv, Israel and holds a BA in Psychology and Education, and a Masters in Public Policy. Her love of animals and children is the stimulus for writing and illustrating her books that are easily accessible to children - and will delight parents who encourage reading to children at bedtime as a beginning step In appreciating books and learning to read. In this book she shares authorship with Iris Agiv. Her very fine illustrator is Koyel Maji.Jonathan is a handsome and bright 5-year-old who loves to build puzzles. But one day his teacher wisely suggests he make hi sown puzzles using paper and scissors, but Jonathan is terrified of scissors - another way of saying the never wanted anyone to cut his handsome hair. When his mother asks to cut his hair because it is getting too long, Jonathan retorts `Noooo, not the scissors', He refuses a hair cut and gradually his hair grows so long that he began to be mistaken for a girl!  That did it! Jonathan consent to go to the hairdresser and have his hair washed and cut and brushed and styled, and the result is that Jonathan is even more handsome, has no fear of scissors, and now can make his own puzzles. Changes in attitudes and fears can make children happier. This little book is fun and easy to read, is filled with excellent illustrations, and offers children alternative way s of thinking about old habits! Grady Harp, September 13