While my kids were not familiar with the internet sensation of this song, they still LOVED everything about “Bad Hair Day”.

From the illustrations to the picture, it was a non-stop laugh out loud for my elementary school kids - lots of fun to read togeher.

Bad Hair Day by John Phillips is an uproarious and captivating picture book. The delightful illustrations by Jennifer Jamieson breathe life into the story, sparking the imagination. This book draws its inspiration from a TikTok song, written by Philips, a whopping two decades ago!

While the TikTok-inspired song repeats throughout the story, it doesn't significantly advance the plot. Nevertheless, its catchy nature added to the book's charm, even for someone like me who wasn't initially aware of its TikTok popularity.
The resolution left a lot to be desired, and I found the song's grammar quirks a tad irksome. However, I'm sure it won't bother young readers. They will definitely enjoy the entertainment it provides.

Bad Hair Day has the magical ability to turn the gloomiest of days into a joyful adventure!

I received an ARC from NetGalley, and this review reflects my candid and voluntary opinion.

I liked the use of repetition in this book but I thought there might be a happy ending, some kind of resolution, but it never came!

The cutest book. My daughter loved reading it and singing the little rhyme throughout the story!

Thank you NetGalley , the publisher and the author for my ARC!

This rhyming book will sure get my students laughing out loud. The illustration is absolutely adorable too.

Easy to read and repetitive for young children to follow. Appreciated the representation in the illustrations. Would have preferred some kind of resolution or clearer ending but am sure this will be enjoyed by young children.

I found this book to be great! It certainly stands out from the crowd with having the repeated Tik Tok song throughout, which I loved! I can’t wait to be able to share the book with my class who I know will go crazy for it too. I enjoyed the short rhyming phrases within the book which will make it accessible to all children. The illustrations throughout the book are brilliant too, I particularly love the cheeky chicken!

I received an advanced copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Wake up one morning with a bedhead? Readers will sing along to the sensational tune from Tiktok as we read about a kid dealing with a bad hair day. Either his brother makes fun of him, or the kid's hair turns green, something always goes wrong. But they are not alone, as everyone else at school has to deal with bad hair on picture day. It's a bit wacky and mostly fun, especially with that chicken, too. A picture book to help make a bad hair day lighter than ever.

Bad Hair Day is a hilarious story about a bad hair day! Listen with the viral song, sing along, and have a blast with this fun and joyful colorful trip to school. Delightfully funny that it's picture day at school, and our main character has green hair for the day! We loved this so much!

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this advanced review copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest review on the book!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This book is great for showing kids they don’t have to be perfect all the time and we all have bad hair days, especially at the end when in the book the main character isn’t the only one having a bad hair day. This book shows inclusion done right with minority communities along the way and in the group bad hair day so that every child is able to see themselves reflected even if they don’t match the main character. I also loved the chicken throughout because it gave me a giggle and I’m a big kid at heart.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Bad Hair Day by John Phillips. This is a hilarious, adorable story about a boy who wakes up with wild hair and nothing that he tries can tame it. The rhyming is catchy and the illustrations are vibrant and fun. This is a perfect picture day read aloud for elementary school classrooms!

This book is such a funny and cute story we can all relate to! The main character has a bad hair day, and like us all, sometimes we just have bad days. In the story, however, her peers accept her and even have their own "bad hair days." This would be such a cute story in the classroom to talk about inclusivity and accepting people and all their "bad days." You could even have the kids come to school with a wacky hair and mismatched clothes, to add a little fun to the week. Loved this story! The illustrations are also beautiful.

This book was super cute but also there wasnt much to it. I can see where it would be cute for a group of children though! I loved the rhyming and rythm to it and I did enjoy it. I would buy it for my daughter.

I read this book with my 5-year old after receiving a copy from NetGalley. The art is colorful and silly. The text is playful and apparently linked to a viral TikTok song, but unfortunately, I don't think it works in book form because it is repetitive and just bad grammar. Of course, my daughter got a kick or of the book, so the entertainment value is there, but don't get this book hoping for substance or takeaway messages.

This was a great book. Perfect for 1st and 2nd graders for sure

I know my nieces and nephews would enjoy it.

Illustrations reminded me of books we read when I was a kid

This was so fun! Loved seeing all the different ways the character experienced their bad hair. I loved how they all celebrated at the end of it.

I reviewed this with my 6 year old. We both loved the illustrations and she especially enjoyed the repetition of the song because it was easy for her to engage. I was unaware this was a TikTok trend but it makes sense. The story wasn't really a story, just a nice way to spend some time. For me I would have liked to see some conflict/resolution/lesson, that's where this fell flat for me.

The diversity in the illustration was good to see.

We received this eARC for free and are leaving this review voluntarily

Apparently, this is a song from TikTok, but I’m not on that social platform, so I was unfamiliar with it. This is a quirky, goofy book about a kid having a bad hair day and then finding out it’s picture day at school. It’s a silly story with a kooky chicken as the kid’s sidekick. I think kids would find this a fun and humorous story. The illustrations are appealing and nice.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. These are my own thoughts and opinions.

Thank you netgalley for the ARC copy of this book. I laughed through the whole book. The illustrations were good.

What a clever book for kids! On the back cover I saw that it was a song on Tik Tok with a QR code to make it easy to find. After searching online, I heard it sung and even saw a short video of the dance moves. New Zealand students even sing this in school, but I had no idea Bad Hair Day was such a hit. Now if I could just stop hearing this catchy tune in my head!