5/11/2023 0 Comments This hat is not mine![]() ![]() The snake once saw a blue and round hat, but that's not the hat our friend is looking for. The tortoise hasn't seen it but can do with some help climbing a rock. The bear thanks them each anyway and walks on. The rabbit (we readers notice he's wearing a lovely pointed red hat himself) is more lengthy in his explanation: "No. The fox and the frog are concise and to the point: they haven't seen it. ![]() ![]() He wanders about asking all the other animals he encounters whether they've seen it. It has lots of thank yous, some rather pathetic lying, one painfully slow brain or two, a double-paged anticipation of a true Western showdown, and a refreshingly pitiless, rather amusing, ending.Ī big, cuddly forlorn bear has lost his hat and wants it back. It is a delightfully naughty and subtle story told in deceptively simple dialogue and illustrations that captivates small and big readers on many different levels. I Want my Hat Back has a cumulative structure, with repetition and mirrored dialogue for read-aloud enjoyment, using tension and timing masterfully for narrative -and comic- effect. The first book both written and illustrated by Jon Klassen, I Want my Hat Back is a debut that makes you roar for more. ![]()
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