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I Want My Hat Back
Book • 2025
In 'I Want My Hat Back', a bear searches for his missing hat by asking various animals in the forest if they have seen it.
The story unfolds with the bear's polite inquiries and the animals' negative responses, until he realizes the hat's location and takes drastic action.
The book is notable for its understated humor, visual wit, and a dark ending that has sparked discussion about its appropriateness for children.
It achieved significant commercial success and received several awards, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book and being named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year.
The story unfolds with the bear's polite inquiries and the animals' negative responses, until he realizes the hat's location and takes drastic action.
The book is notable for its understated humor, visual wit, and a dark ending that has sparked discussion about its appropriateness for children.
It achieved significant commercial success and received several awards, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book and being named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year.
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Alexis Madrigal as an example of a picture book where the adult reader's participation significantly enhances the experience.
Alexis Madrigal as an example of a picture book where the adult reader's participation significantly enhances the experience.
Mac Barnett on Why Picture Books Are Real Literature
