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This is not my hat  Cover Image Book Book

This is not my hat / Jon Klassen.

Klassen, Jon. (Author).

Summary:

A tiny minnow wearing a pale blue bowler hat has a thing or two up his fins in this underwater light-on-dark chase scene.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780763655990
  • ISBN: 0763655996
  • ISBN: 9781536228052 (board book)
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Awards Note:
Caldecott Medal book, 2013.
Subject: Fishes > Fiction.
Hats > Fiction.
Minnows > Fiction.
Lost articles > Fiction.
Escapes > Fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 9 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch E KLASS J (Text) 33126018684039 Easy Available -
Covington Branch E KLASS J (Text) 33126024654992 Easy Available -
Erlanger Branch E KLASS J (Text) 33126018623896 Easy Available -
Erlanger Branch E KLASS J (Text) 33126025822531 J New Fiction Available -
Erlanger Branch T (Text) 33126020123968 Toddler Available -
Independence Branch E KLASS J (Text) 33126019161219 Easy Available -
Independence Branch T (Text) 33126020124032 Toddler Available -

  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 September

    PreS-Gr 1—With this new creation, Klassen repeats the theme from I Want My Hat Back (Candlewick, 2011), but with a twist. The narrator here is the thief-a small, self-confident fish who has pilfered a little blue bowler from a big sleeping fish. He wastes no time or words in confessing his crime as he swims across the page announcing, "This hat is not mine. I just stole it." He continues his narrative with no regrets, but with a bit of rationalizing ("It was too small for him anyway.") as he swims to his hiding place, unaware that the big fish is in quiet pursuit. Readers, of course, are in on this little secret. When the two disappear into a spread filled with seaweed, the narration goes silent, and youngsters can easily surmise what happens as the big fish reemerges with the tiny blue bowler atop his head. Simplicity is key in both text and illustrations. The black underwater provides the perfect background for the mostly gray-toned fish and seaweed while the monochromatic palette strips the artwork down to essential, yet exquisite design. Movement is indicated with a trail of small white bubbles. This not-to-be-missed title will delight children again and again.—Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH

    [Page 116]. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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