Max is a little boy who hair grows until it makes him look like a lion. And he can roar! But that means it’s time for a haircut. Max doesn’t like it when his mum takes him to Wendy’s Hairdressing Salon. It’s too bright and noisy. He doesn’t like the water spray and having the protective cloth tied round his neck.

And when Wendy starts snipping, he hates it. “STOP” he shouts.

But then Wendy has a clever idea. When little boys have a cat and a bubble blower to play with, they don’t mind having their hair cut at all.

Samarah Azadi’s debut picture book perfectly captures the situation all little boys must face – their first haircut. This story has an important extra dimension as Max is neuro-divergent and we are able to see how this affects his experience.