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Klassen i want my hat back5/26/2023 ![]() 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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