My Mad Hair Day

Notable Selling Points:

• My Mad Hair Day is Nathalie Dion's eagerly anticipated debut as an author-illustrator. This story comes from Nathalie's first-hand experience as someone with a large, wild, uncontrollable head of hair.
• Nathalie Dion's profile in children's books has been steadily growing. Her illustrations for I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree (Groundwood, Fall 2020) won a merit award by 3x3 magazine. Her illustrations for The Big Bad Wolf in My House (Groundwood, Spring 2021) were selected by Communication Arts.
• Malie's journey is a lighthearted lesson in emotional literacy, a key aspect of emotional intelligence and an essential element among social and emotional learning (SEL) skills.
• This story is a funny contemporary twist on the tall tale, a literary genre commonly taught in primary curriculum. Nathalie has also drawn on a host of other literary devices, such as alliteration, hyperbole and idioms as a playful nod to this literary tradition.