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Description
While her mother is getting her own hair done, Minji tries out every step of the process on the dog, using the articles at hand--including ice cream for hair dye.
Publication
Kane/Miller Book Pub (2008), Edition: First Edition, 28 pages
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LibraryThing member aevans1
Minji's Salon is a charming tale of a little girl who has fun playing beauty salon while her mother is off getting her hair done. It is told as a parallel tale. On the left we wordlessly see Minji's mother at a tres chic establishment being pampered. On the right is Minji making quite the mess
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while she performs her version of the same beauty treatment on her long-suffering pooch. Mother comes home to quite a surprise! The illustrations are a quirky delight Show Less
LibraryThing member shyleigh
Read from cultural storybox loved this book it was very funny.
LibraryThing member Rachel.Seltz
Ages 3-6.
Mother’s visit to an elegant salon inspires Minji to play hairdresser at home while she is away. Minji persuades her skeptical yet jolly dog to sit as her subject, and uses styling aids such as as ice cream and crayon rollers to make her magic.
The colors of the illustrations are muted,
The humor of the book is heightened by tongue-in-cheek, playful text. The words of an artiste float overhead as Minji works, spouting aesthetic philosophies such as, “You have to be patient; beauty takes time.” An exaggerated voice will make for a lively read-aloud, helping children understand the irony between the tasteful words and Minji’s mess making; otherwise, the text could come across as dry.
While Minji certainly surprises her mother with her enthusiastic creation, her playacting is viewed with a smile and good grace. In Minji’s Salon, parents and children alike will recognize their own experiences with funny outcomes resulting from the imagination of a child. Recommended.
Mother’s visit to an elegant salon inspires Minji to play hairdresser at home while she is away. Minji persuades her skeptical yet jolly dog to sit as her subject, and uses styling aids such as as ice cream and crayon rollers to make her magic.
The colors of the illustrations are muted,
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but the contrast between the depictions of mother’s fancy hairstyling experience and Minji’s creative chaos is hilarious. Midway through the process, the dog is covered with an odd assortment of objects, including paint, straws, an underwear cap, and chewed bits of magazine.The humor of the book is heightened by tongue-in-cheek, playful text. The words of an artiste float overhead as Minji works, spouting aesthetic philosophies such as, “You have to be patient; beauty takes time.” An exaggerated voice will make for a lively read-aloud, helping children understand the irony between the tasteful words and Minji’s mess making; otherwise, the text could come across as dry.
While Minji certainly surprises her mother with her enthusiastic creation, her playacting is viewed with a smile and good grace. In Minji’s Salon, parents and children alike will recognize their own experiences with funny outcomes resulting from the imagination of a child. Recommended.
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LibraryThing member sheanareed
This story is of a little girl who goes to the hair shop with her mother. Minji goes home and try out all her new skills she learns from the shop that day on the dog. This story is intended for children maybe 4 and old .
Awards
USBBY Outstanding International Book (Grades K-2 — 2009)
Language
Original language
Korean
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
28 p.; 9.75 x 0.5 inches
ISBN
1933605677 / 9781933605678