Trouble At the Hair Salon

by Tanya Wright, Ashley Evans (Illustrator)

Hip, hip, hooray! It's Fri-yay!

With her parents out of town, Hairiette gets to spend the whole weekend with Aunt Zelda and her cat Olive! They have their Fish Fry Friday, watch movies, and dance around the house. But this Friday is even more Hairiette learns how to use her Magic Nation to be an entrepreneur and help her family's hair salon business.

Step attempt to make Nana Grace's famous hair potion.

Step When Aunt Zelda says she can't use the potion, go to Magic Nation!

Charlie the Comb and Barbara the Barrett help Hairiette to understand that going slow and asking for help can make things work best. Being an entrepreneur is more fun with friends, anyway!

112 pages, Paperback

Expected publication March 3, 2026

About the author

Tanya Wright is a two-time SAG Award winning actress who has appeared on countless television shows. Tanya got the idea for Hairiette while walking her dog, Macarena (who appears in every book of the Hairiette series!). Tanya writes everything from plays and screenplays to—you guessed it—puppet musicals! Born in the Bronx and raised in Harlem, Tanya enjoys white cheddar popcorn and yoga, dark chocolate and long walks. 

Reviews

[Alison Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Hairiette series is absolutely delightful! Whimsical and affirming, Hairiette is definitely a young heroine for our tine! I can see this being a series or even a film, it's so imaginative and visual! Trouble at the Hair Salon (and the previous book, The Great Birthday Surprise) are important entries in the field of children's literature. I don't even have kids of my own, but I read these books because I have watched Tanya Wright on TV shows for decades! Good for her! Just stunning. Really an engaging and terrific read.