Hubert's+Hair-Raising+Adventure

              ** HUBERT'S HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE ** Hubert's Hair- Raising Adventure is about a much too proud lion named Hubert. One day Hubert is sharpening his claws and a spark flies up into the air. It lands on Hubert's head and lights his mane on fire. He runs to Zamboozi Creek, saves his head, but ends up without a mane. Hubert thinks he is a disgrace and hides in a hollow tree. His friends find him, and want to help. Elephant knows a cure to grow Hubert's hair back. The cure is crocodile tears, so Elephant goes and tricks the crocodile to get them.Elephant comes back with the tears and Hubert rubs them on his head. While everyone is asleep that night, Hubert's mane grows so long that it covers the whole forest. When the animals wake up in the morning they are bewildered. The animals try to get out of the hair, but it just gets them more tangled. Finally Bird says she can get Baboon and he will cut the hair with his rusty scissors. The Baboon snips away, and when he gets to the last pile all the animals shout, "WATCH OUT, Hubert's in there!!!" The Baboon is extra careful, but when he is done someone says Hubert's mane is too round. Then after Baboon cuts it more someone says Hubert's mane is too square. Hubert shouts, "If you keep telling him something is wrong, I won't have any hair by the time your done!" Besides, Hubert had always wanted his very own style, and no lion would EVER have this one. I like this book because it shows how friends will help each other. It also shows that you shouldn't be too proud of yourself or something bad will happen to you. BY: MARGARET NICKERSON