Saturday, April 7, 2012

Picture Book #20 I Want my Hat Back


TITLE: I Want my Hat Back
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: This book was written and illustrated by Jon Klassen
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book
THEME: Appropriate detective skills, remembering small details
AWARDS: 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
CHARACTERS: Bear, other woodland animals

PUBLISHING DATE AND COMPANY: Candlewick Press, 2011.
SUMMARY: The bear's hat is missing, which leaves him utterly confused.  He cannot remember where he put his hat and he cannot remember who might have had his hat.  He asks all of his neighbor inhabitants about his hat.  The animals all reply no, some say no quite precisely others elaborate more.  However, once he sees one animal his memory is sparked! Read this wonderful, hilarious picture book to see if Bear ever gets his poor hat back!


This book would be excellent in a classroom in order to show story development.  Because some characters elaborate on their answer to the bear, children can see how to elaborate characters and situations.

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