I Want My Hat Back

A #1 New York Times bestseller!

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011!

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor -- and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.

Author: Jon Klassen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/27/2011
Series: The Hat Trilogy
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780763655983

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 155570 / I Want My Hat Back


Award: 2012 Irma S. & James H. Black Award Honor Book - Children's Literature
Award: 2011 Cybils Finalist - Fiction Picture Book
Award: 2012 Texas 2x2 Reading List Recommended - Children's
Award: 2012 Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) Honor Book - Children's Literature
Award: 2012 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Up to Seven
Award: 2012 E.B. White Read Aloud Award Winner - Picture Book
Award: 2013 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - Primary
Award: Buckaroo Book Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2012 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award Honor Book - Beginning Fiction
Award: 2013 Greenaway Medal Nominee - Illustrator
Award: 2013 Golden Archer Award Nominee - Primary
Award: 2013 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Book
Award: 2014 Monarch Award Nominee - Grades K-3
Award: 2014 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Picture