This Is Not My Hat *(PDF)
The 2013 Caldecott Medal winner! From the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling and award-winning I Want My Hat Back comes a second wry tale. When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened. . . . Visual humor swims to the fore as the best-selling Jon Klassen follows his breakout debut with another deadpan-funny tale. Read more
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Why Must Read This Is Not My Hat?
This is a picture book, so I thought it might be of interest for a toddler. I didn't read it by myself at first, so I was already a bit taken aback when I read the opening "I stole the big fish's hat." I understand the reviewers who say that the book is humorous and that the humor is dark. I just don't understand who the target reader is. I enjoy dark humor, but I'm not about to go watch Louis CK with my kid... I don't know. I returned it because I don't see the purpose of introducing and explaining the concept of theft to my young child. I start finding many of these newly awarded books a bit too out there for the actual children. It's as if the writers are trying to appeal to the adults who buy and read these books to their kids.
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