“Who knows? You might just smash that geography exam tomorrow / and rearrange the entire principal’s honor roll. / A fresh cut does something to your brain, right? / It hooks up your intellectual. / You’re a star. / A brilliant, blazing star.”

Sharing one of my very favorite books about new beginnings with fourth and fifth grade this week. Beautiful illustrations, contagious rhyme and rhythm, and a fresh start we can all connect with – that awesome feeling after a haircut! Like author Derrick Barnes says, it frames your swagger!