Moog-Moog Space Barber (Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction)

Moog-Moog Space Barber is an excellent science fiction picture book written and illustrated by Mark Teague. Elmo Freeman gets a terrible haircut on the last day of summer and dreads the first day of school. Elmo tries staying up all night in an effort to put off the first day of school. He discovers aliens in his kitchen who take him to Planet Moogie to get a haircut by their most famous barber, Moog-Moog. Moog-Moog is unable to fix Elmo's hair, but Elmo discovers the next morning that his friend got a bad haircut by the same barber. I would read this book to my students on the first day of school. The first day of school can be stressful for students, and this book helps students to feel at ease about the first day. It shows that many of their friends are nervous about the first day also. I think that reading a silly book such as this could help to create a fun atmosphere in the classroom for the rest of the year.