This is Not My Hat

Klassen, J. (2012). This is Not My Hat. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

A fish stole a hat from a bigger fish and is totally confident that the he will not find out. The fish sounds very positive that when the bigger fish wakes up, he will not even notice that he is missing his hat. Throughout his journey he comes along with a crab, and asks him not to say anything about the hat. So, the fish continues with no worries. Thereafter the big fish starts to questioned him about his hat. He immediately guides him towards the little fish with the hat. He then confesses that he knows it’s not appropriate to steal, but he was deciding to keep the hat. He arrives to his destination, a place with a lot of water and decides to stay there because the fish will not find him there. To his surprise, the bigger fish comes right out his hat. 

This fiction book has more illustrations than text, but ties everything together. Some illustrations took the entire page, but was well proportioned. The theme of the story is implicit and quite common in many age groups.The author, John Klassen, is a well known author and illustrator. He has received several awards which include, Caldecott Medal and Governor General’s Award for English-language children’s illustrations.

 

Additional Resources: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2013/02/2013-caldecott-medal-winner-this-is-not-my-hat/

Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhbYyEdYWY8