I Want My Hat Back

Title: I Want My Hat Back

Author and Illustrator: Jon Klassen

Publisher: Walker Books (2012)

ISBN: 9781406338539

Series: I Want My Hat Back (1); This is Not My Hat (2); We Found a Hat (3)

“My hat is gone. I want it back.” Bear asks a series of animals if they have seen his lost, red, pointy hat, but they all deny having seen the hat. The bear feels dejected. “Nobody has seen my hat. What if never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat? I miss it so much.” It is only when a deer helps him remember that the bear goes to confront the one responsible for taking his hat.

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Amnesty: Using Fiction to Explore Human Rights
School Library Journal: Review and Lesson Ideas
Teaching Ideas: Lesson Plans
The Guardian Podcast: Jon Klassen shines a light on how he creates his illustrations – children’s books podcast
The Guardian: Jon Klassen: Kate Greenaway medal winner 2014 – in pictures
Candlewick Press: Jon Klassen Hat Trilogy Teacher’s Guide
Walker Books: Jon Klassen’s Hat Trilogy Activity Kit
Jon Klassen Official Website
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