Even Monsters Need Haircuts

Even Monsters Need Haircuts is written by Matthew McElligott. He is an author of many books for children, including 'The Lion's Share', 'Absolutely Not' and two of the Backbeard the Pirate adventures.

The story is based on a barber's young son who, once a month, sneaks into his father's barber shop to attend to his clients.
However, his clients aren't your normal clients. They are monsters. And all kinds of them as well.
His first client taps on his bedroom window to let him know it's time to get to work. His first client is Vlad the Vampire Bat.
He hides his hairdressing supplies away from his dad, things such as rotting tonic, horn polish and stink wax. The paintings are flipped over to reveal portraits of the beastly monsters.
His clients are:
 - Igor
 - Frankestein
 - mummies
 - one-eyed monsters
 - Medusa
 - monsters with three heads
 - skeletons
 - really hairy monsters
Everything is going well until there is a knock at the door. This is unusual as no one ever knows on the front door. It is a new customer who is a human. The young boy has never had a normal human being before. As the new customer walks to the chair, he takes his head off to give to the boy. The boy is relieved as after all he is a monster too.
When the sun starts to rise, it is time to pack and clean up and to return home.

This book is very appealing to young children especially as the idea of monsters need haircuts is extremely hilarious. His language is simple to read and understand and it is a story which all students would love to be a part of. Many different learning experiences can come from this book, for instance incorporate with maths, in looking at pricing for haircuts and so on.