Bear where is my hat

He is asking all the forest animals about this hat and he realizes he has seen his hat somewhere. The story is simple and the art is simple and it all works nicely together. The nephew loved the ending to this story. He laughed and said, he was eaten. He gave this 4 stars. The niece thought it was a cute story too. She gave this 3 stars.

Klassen's books fly off the shelves from what I've seen, and this series seems pretty popular, so I thought I'd finally give it a try plus, it fit a prompt for required reading in my Children's Lit class this semester. I'm so glad I did. I actually laughed out loud at the ending and I really love Klassen's distinct illustration styles, too.

Most of all, I dig how Klassen's an incredibly rare children's creator who can bridge the gap between making children laugh while entertaining their parent Klassen's books fly off the shelves from what I've seen, and this series seems pretty popular, so I thought I'd finally give it a try plus, it fit a prompt for required reading in my Children's Lit class this semester.

Most of all, I dig how Klassen's an incredibly rare children's creator who can bridge the gap between making children laugh while entertaining their parents, too as evidenced by the shared giggles between my kiddo and me. View all 4 comments. Haha, love this cute book! A bear has lost his hat and asks all over.

The end is hilarious! Not sure if little ones will understand. Maybe better they don't if they don't have a sense of humor! May 24, Jeanette Ms. Feisty rated it really liked it Shelves: for-the-munchkins , all-fiction.

A bare-bones account of a bear who needs a Bayer because he can't bear to go bareheaded, even though his favorite hat barely even covers the tippy-top of his big bear head. Raise your hand if you think the protagonist looks more like a giant prairie dog. Or maybe even an otter. With bad posture. If I were any kind of an artist, I'd do a spoof of this. I miss it. I want it back. Have you seen my fat? What will I do if I A bare-bones account of a bear who needs a Bayer because he can't bear to go bareheaded, even though his favorite hat barely even covers the tippy-top of his big bear head.

What will I do if I never get it back? What if it's gone forever? Mar 21, Mischenko rated it it was amazing. We love Jon Klassen's illustrations and stories. They're so unique and simple. Children love his books. Apr 29, babyhippoface rated it it was amazing Shelves: kids-picture-books , humor , all-time-favorites.

Every once in a while I come across a new picture book that I love so much that I carry it around with me and make random people read it. I Want My Hat Back is one of those books.

Oh my word, this book is hilarious. And I believe it's all because of Jon Klassen's style. I knew Klassen's name before, not really for the books he's illustrated Cats' Night Out, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place and more but for his one-page graphic story in the collection of funny, creepy, disgus Every once in a while I come across a new picture book that I love so much that I carry it around with me and make random people read it.

I knew Klassen's name before, not really for the books he's illustrated Cats' Night Out, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place and more but for his one-page graphic story in the collection of funny, creepy, disgusting and odd tales Half-Minute Horrors. I just finished reading it with 4th graders in a lesson on inferences, and it's the coolest thing, watching them figure it out one by one. Next time, I will add this book. Clearly, Klassen is a sly one. He quietly slips in vital story elements with a wink, knowing only those paying attention will understand.

And it works so well. I'm declaring him the King of Inference. He's fantastic. Now if you'll please excuse me, a 4th grade teacher just walked in to the library and I have to show her this book.

Adorable, while also slyly funny. May 27, Betsy rated it it was amazing. I knew it! I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! I hardly even noticed that he was the same guy behind the pictures found in The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood.

I mean, I thought the man was grand, but could he tell a story? A bear has lost his hat. To find it he questions a variety of woodland creatures including a fox, a frog, a turtle, a possum, a dear, a snake and a rabbit. The rabbit, for the record, refuses to acknowledge having seen the hat in spite of the fact that he appears to be wearing it. And when the bear realizes the true culprit there will be a price to pay. A deeply amusing price.

What makes it stand out, however, is how beautifully put together it all is. Here you had a book where felines engage in a variety of different dances, yet their faces retain the exact same universal look of deep concentration. I thought it was a hoot. Other folks felt it made the cats too cold and static.

And watch how the eyes work in this book. For most of the spreads the bear and other animals are looking right at you. All that changes the instant the bear lies on the ground, despairing of ever finding his hat again.

Now his eyes, and the eyes of the other characters, are looking at one another. As I mentioned before, Mr. Klassen is one of those animators-turned-picture-book-artist. Usually when you encounter one of these like, say, Tony Fucile or Carter Goodrich their strength lies in the sheer number of expressions they can pack into a given character.

Klassen seems to have taken a direct degree turn in the opposite direction. Expressions here are all about the subtleties, but in spite of that you can still tell he has a cinematic background. For example, there is his use of the pregnant pause. At one moment two characters confront one another on a wordless two-page spread and with just the slightest tweak to their pupils, Klassen creates a world of tension. Essentially, this artist has figured out that picture books bear more similarities to short films than any other literary medium I might make an exception for graphic novels when I say that.

The result? He makes the maximum use of the form. Klassen utilizes very simple words here, and right from the start the reader is struck by how polite the characters are. It makes it all the funnier when the bear continues his quest, oblivious of the rabbit's incredibly obvious guilt.

Why would an ending cause parental concern? Which is to say, it has a twisted, almost British sense of humor to it. Consider this your official spoiler alert if you like. All set? Okay, so in the last sequence in the book a squirrel inquires after the rabbit and the bear replies with a long, shaken response that pretty much makes it clear as crystal that he ate the offending bunny. This is followed, interestingly enough, by a final silent two-page spread of the bear sitting alone.

Still and all, the American consumer is not used to finding devoured bunnies in picture books. The fact that the bear has done so off-screen as it were will do little to alleviate tender parental fears.

When we recommend picture books to four through eight year olds, we rarely see titles that really do span the spectrum. This book is one of the few.

Plus I was really amused by how torn up the plants that had been around the rabbit end up when the bear sits contentedly with his hat at the end. If I were to sum up this picture book in one word I think I would go with this: Deadpan. And deadpan picture books are rare beasts indeed.

I think Klassen got away with it here, though. So equally consider both the five-year-old in your life as well as the irony-filled college grad when looking for the right gift. Klassen is straddling the market and we end up the winners. A great little book. For ages I love reading children books, this one was cute and funny. Dec 14, Pricky rated it did not like it Shelves: childrens , could-ve-been-but-wasn-t , content-advisory , read-in Klassen's artwork is beautiful and his humorous technique at telling the story of a bear's lost hat is unique.

The writing is simple yet catchy and the drawings are engaging; I particularly liked one scene that was painted red to depict anger In summary, view spoiler [ the bear has lost his hat and politely asks different animals if they have seen it, only to discover that he has indeed SEEN it on one Klassen's artwork is beautiful and his humorous technique at telling the story of a bear's lost hat is unique.

In summary, view spoiler [ the bear has lost his hat and politely asks different animals if they have seen it, only to discover that he has indeed SEEN it on one of the questioned animals.

He angrily returns to the culprit and the reader infers that he has eaten the offending animal. My concerns with the story for children? So what does that tell us? That we should be polite until someone offends us and then it's okay to act violently and then laugh about it? What if this polite bear instead forgave the bunny?

Wouldn't that be a more meaningful lesson? I believe stories are powerful and great teaching tools, especially for little ones. While small children may not "get" all the subliminal messaging in books, the messages are still there and I believe, we get those messages subconsciously.

And if children try to make sense of the world through stories, then what is this story telling them? I know the story is meant to be sarcastic and funny and I do enjoy sarcasm Jan 03, Lisa Vegan rated it really liked it Shelves: z , childrens , picture-books , zz-4star , fiction , readbooks-male-author-or-illust , reviewed. Oh, this it too adorable, nope a bit worldly-wise, but cute too.

So funny! What a hoot. The story is simple. A bear has lost his beloved hat and searches for it, asking those along his way if they have seen it. I loved the whole story, although I can imagine some little kids or sensitive kids might find it hilarious but some might be freaked out a bit by it too. We also know that the Bear lied about not having seen the Rabbit, because they spoke to each other. Most of the discussion for this story will stem from questioning the morality of certain actions, which are lying, stealing, and killing.

Was it okay for each of them to lie? By asking this, we can establish with the students a baseline of moral rules: lying, stealing, and killing are wrong. The structures of their lies is very similar, so is all that differs the subject of the lie? If so, is the difference in their choice to lie or what they chose to lie about? The book does not narrate how this happens, and not until the Bear encounters the squirrel do we get an idea.

When the Squirrel asks if the Bear has seen a rabbit in a red hat, the Bear replies that he has not, and would never eat a rabbit. Beyond what we know to be a lie, that the Bear has not seen the Rabbit, we now have a possible answer to how the Bear recovered his hat. The Bear ate the Rabbit. Why else would it bring up the topic of eating rabbits? The squirrel did not ask if the Bear had eaten rabbits, just as earlier on the Bear had not asked the Rabbit if it had stolen the hat.

Nevertheless, both the Rabbit and the Bear attest to not having done these things, which as we have discussed seems highly suspicious. Both animals deny doing anything wrong, but the actions they deny differ. The Rabbit, if it did steal, did not do so in response to anything, while the Bear, if he did eat the Rabbit, did so in retaliation for the theft of the hat. In this way the killing of the Rabbit can be viewed as punishment. But is it just, or even proper, punishment?

This discussion will cover ideas of reciprocity, such as what sorts of punishments fit different kinds of crimes, and will introduce students to the idea of how a punishment can be just.

Then you might ask them to explain what makes something just. Later in the discussion, this will be brought up again in the form of reciprocity: whether or not justness comes from a punishment being equally as bad as the crime. By questioning alternatives the Bear could have taken, we bring into question the necessity of punishment. However they still appreciate the story and question why I am laughing like a loon at a bear looking for and finding a hat.

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