Description: There's nothing like a Saturday morning trip to the local barbershop, where people young and old can go for the perfect cut and have some great conversation. Author and photographer Charles R. Smith, Jr. invites readers to The Barber King, a local barbershop that brings him back to the days when he was a child visiting the barbershop with his father and grandfather.
Brief description: Charles R. Smith Jr. is an award-winning children's book author, photographer, and poet. Born and raised in Southern California, Charles spent many Saturdays with his father in the barbershop. As an adult, Charles decided to cut off all his hair and go bald. Though he enjoys not having to get his hair cut, he misses the discussions and laughter in the barbershop, and he hopes this book captures that same spirit.