Tough times call for tough picture books. It's no surprise that the dominant color of the spreads is black. So it came as no surprise to us when author/illustrator Jon Klassens witty. This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen - 9780763655990 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. So I am not worried about that." The spread tells another story the crab betrays the small fish in a heartbeat, pointing to its hiding place, "where the plants are big and tall and close together." Readers hope for the best, but after the big fish darts in, only one of them emerges, sporting the hat. This Is Not My Hat type Book In December, we named This Is Not My Hat one of the 10 Great Kids Books of 2012. This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen, 9780763655990, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. "But he said he wouldn't tell anyone which way I went. "There is someone who saw me already," admits the little fish, about a goggle-eyed crab. Klassen excels at using pictures to tell the parts of the story his unreliable narrators omit or evade. It's a small gray fish who has stolen a tiny bowler hat from a much larger fish ("It was too small for him anyway," the little fish sniffs. Like Klassen's very funny and much-praised I Want My Hat Back, this story involves a hat theft this time, Klassen ups the ante by having the thief narrate.
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