I Want My Hat Back
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9781406338539
- Imprint : Walker Books Children
- Age Group : Early Reader
- Language : English
A picture book debut by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a cheeky twist, aided by graphically simple and truly hilarious, illustrations. The bear's hat is gone and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across,
A picture book debut by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a cheeky twist, aided by graphically simple and truly hilarious, illustrations. 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 it he begins to lose hope, lying flat on his back in despair, a deer comes by and asks a rather obvious question that suddenly sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this quirky take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humour and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.
Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, the only book to ever win both the Kate Greenaway and Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated Mac Barnett's Extra Yarn and served as an illustrator on the animated feature film Coraline. His illustrations for Caroline Stutson's Cats Night Out won the Governor General's Award in 2010 . Originally from Niagara Falls, Canada, Jon now lives in Los Angeles, California.
