![]() ![]() I’d like to say that great works of art have been built on less, but I doubt it’s true. Why are you asking me.I haven’t seen it.I haven’t seen any hats anywhere.I would not steal a hat.Don’t ask me any more questions." Read more The illustrations are marvelous and the Q & A are priceless! Our great grands love this one read aloud to them and the 4 year old already knows the verbage by heart.The bear asks the rabbit: "Have you seen my hat"The rabbit's response is priceless: "No. ![]() During my first read-through I caught myself thinking: "Wait, I have seen that hat" And lo and behold, you turn the page and there's the 'aha!' moment. Not many children's books are pleasing in this way nowadays. (It just may not be politically correct enough for you.)The book is just really funny and enjoyable in its simplicity. If you find bears eating rabbits upsetting or are looking for a human morality tale you won't find it here. The fundamental biological relationships between the animals remain the same but are dramatized and given human trappings. While the animals may talk and own hats they are still recognizable as wild creatures. I Want MY Hat Back by Jon Klassen (4*)This book is wonderful. ![]()
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