Uh oh! Siona’s family needs her help!

Siona is worried about her mum going back to work at her hair salon while a dangerous virus is on the loose, making so many people sick! Siona decides to do something to help her mum cut hair and stay safe at the same time. She comes up with some creative and ingenious solutions, but will they work?

This fully-illustrated children’s book serves as a humorous and sensitive way to introduce children to a public health crisis, lockdowns and the pandemic’s effects on working families. Siona comes up with clever, compassionate ways to keep her mum safe, all while learning to turn fear and anxiety into positive, constructive action. A perfect book for any family to inspire a conversation about “the new normal” during the pandemic.

Linda Steinbock is a humanitarian aid worker of Swedish and MalaySingaporean descent. She attended university in Melbourne, Australia and began working for an NGO, supporting children and families affected by conflict, typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis. Her work also involved research into how children are affected by crisis, never more so than during the Covid-19 pandemic.It was while quarantined in Singapore that Linda came up with the idea of a children’s picture book which illustrates how the power of human connection can overcome adversity, and how even distanced relationships can continue to lift us up during these anxious times.Through her book and her website, Linda hopes to create a space where others can share how they’ve overcome isolation and enhanced connection with those they love, and to foster discussion about long distance, multi-cultural friendships and relationships. Come join the conversation at lindasteinbock.com, where you can also find teacher resources and activity sheets for Lockdown Hair.