You can find the entire list of recommended picture books on the Perfect Picture Books page on her blog. Perfect Picture Book Fridays is a shared weekly event started by children’s author Susanna Leonard Hill. That, coupled with all the white space, somehow creates a sense of silence and suspense, making the payoff of the last spread even more…

I like that none of the animals have mouths. Just as spare are the illustrations, so witty and funny that they tell a story all by themselves. Snake has seen a hat, but not bear's hat. The text itself is simple, simple, simple, yet reveals so much about bear and each animal he encounters. My boys are still too young for this one, but I would imagine kids would get a big kick out of helping bear find his hat, especially in one scene in particular…but I won’t give it away. Called, a marvelous book in the true dictionary sense of ‘marvel’ and a charmingly wicked little book by the New York Times Book Review, stylishly deadpan by the Wall Street Journal, and a charmer by People Magazine, it went on to become a 1. This style means that there is no “showing” going on in the text, and makes the action more immediate, as if we’re right there in the woods with all those creatures. I Want My Hat Back was published in September 2011 to instant acclaim. Instead, the dialogue of different characters is shown through text color and formatting. Why I Like This Book: It’s hysterical! It’s genius! Besides the dark humor, I love that the book is written entirely in dialogue, but without the use of dialogue tags. Drama: This book is perfect for dramatizing as reader’s theater for older children (giving each child a creature to portray) or as a call-and-response activity for younger children (“Have you seen my hat?” “No!” and so on).Kids can make their own pointy red hats with this Make-a-Hat Activity Sheet at.This downloadable Candlewick Story-Hour Kit includes several learning activities and games for the book.Maybe bear has seen his hat! Run, bear! Run! Depressed bear.īut then deer asks a question that sparks a memory. What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. No one has seen his hat! Bear is despondent! He asks fox and frog and turtle and snake. Themes/Topics: Humor, Loss, Animals, Helping, Problem Solvingīear has lost his pointy red hat and he’s determined to get it back. Publisher: Candlewick Press (September 2011)Īwards: 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

I want my hat back series