This is Not my Hat
Author: Jon Klassen
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Year of Publication: 2012
Genre: Children's fiction/ humor
Horn Book or Kirkus Review rating: Horn- 1
Summary:
A little fish steals a hat off of a big fish that is sleeping. The little fish thinks he will not get caught, but in the end, the big fish is the one wearing the hat.
Summary of Professional Reviews:
A little fish tells how he took a hat that belonged to a large fish that happened to be sleeping. The smaller fish thinks that the big fish will not notice that the hat is missing and he will not know it was the small fish. However, the illustrations of the characters indicate just the opposite. The position of the large fish’s eyes seems to show that he notices his hat is gone. Next, the little fish even attempts to justify his hatstealing by commenting how the hat y fits him. The large fish follows the little fish to recover the hat. The pictures and text infer that the larger fish chases the smaller one into a growth of underwater plants. Using the pictures, readers will need to make their own deductions as to how the problem of the hat is resolved.
Review by Kim Beers...
The text says one thing, but if you look at the illustrations they are portraying the opposite of what is written. This is what makes the book so intriguing. The end never tells what happened to the little fish, the picture just shows the big fish coming out of the seaweed wearing the big. It allows students to create predictions of what might have happened to the little fish.
This book would be useful when teaching...
This Is No My Hat can be helpful when explaining to kids that it is not right to steal. The teachers can read the book and create demerits asking the students which are considered stealing so they comprehend the idea.
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Year of Publication: 2012
Genre: Children's fiction/ humor
Horn Book or Kirkus Review rating: Horn- 1
Summary:
A little fish steals a hat off of a big fish that is sleeping. The little fish thinks he will not get caught, but in the end, the big fish is the one wearing the hat.
Summary of Professional Reviews:
A little fish tells how he took a hat that belonged to a large fish that happened to be sleeping. The smaller fish thinks that the big fish will not notice that the hat is missing and he will not know it was the small fish. However, the illustrations of the characters indicate just the opposite. The position of the large fish’s eyes seems to show that he notices his hat is gone. Next, the little fish even attempts to justify his hatstealing by commenting how the hat y fits him. The large fish follows the little fish to recover the hat. The pictures and text infer that the larger fish chases the smaller one into a growth of underwater plants. Using the pictures, readers will need to make their own deductions as to how the problem of the hat is resolved.
Review by Kim Beers...
The text says one thing, but if you look at the illustrations they are portraying the opposite of what is written. This is what makes the book so intriguing. The end never tells what happened to the little fish, the picture just shows the big fish coming out of the seaweed wearing the big. It allows students to create predictions of what might have happened to the little fish.
This book would be useful when teaching...
This Is No My Hat can be helpful when explaining to kids that it is not right to steal. The teachers can read the book and create demerits asking the students which are considered stealing so they comprehend the idea.