Description
Despite serious obstacles and setbacks Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1996)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1996)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 1996)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1997)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 1996)
Coretta Scott King Award (Honor — 1994)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1996)
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (Nominee — 1996)
Reading Rainbow Program Selection (Selection — 117 — 1996)
CCBC Choices (1993)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (11th Edition: 1993-1995)
Notable Children's Book (1994)