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I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen

I Want My Hat Back

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A bear searches for his missing hat in the bestselling, multiple award-winning picture book debut of Jon Klassen. In his bestselling debut picture book, the multiple award-winning Jon Klassen, illustrator of This Is Not My Hat and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, tells the story of a bear who's hat has gone. And he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no (some more elaborately than others). But just as it he begins to lose hope, lying flat on his back in despair, a deer comes by and asks a rather obvious question that suddenly sparks the bear’s memory and renews his search with a vengeance... Told completely in dialogue, this quirky, hilarious, read-aloud tale plays out in sly illustrations brimming with visual humour and winks at the reader who will be thrilled to be in on the joke.

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It was very very very very very very very very funny

Baron Octopus Remmington 10.07.2023

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I loved the part where the bear saw the rabbit and didn’t realise the rabbit had his hat on. It was a clever ending.

Director Harmonica Frankenstein 25.08.2020

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Yes no the ber

Anonymous 11.08.2020

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It was funny because the bear asked the rabbit to see if he had seen the bear’s hat and the rabbit was wearing his hat!

Princess Petunia Bonsai 04.08.2020

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It was good. I like the rabbit, he stole the bears hat. I think its a good book for everybody to read.

Coach Pablo Moonbeam 17.07.2020

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It was very funny and I liked what the armadillo said!

Senor Virgil Bottlenose 13.06.2020

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Because bear asked if a rabbit had seen his hat and the rabbit said no but he had it on his head.

Marshal Pixie Mozzarella 18.08.2017

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It was fun that the bear found his hat back.

Anonymous 05.08.2017

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You should read this book because you can make really good noises of the bear. And also the reindeer. You can also make really sad voices for the bear because he lost his hat. It's really cute when you make really sad voices.

Anonymous 11.08.2016

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This book is funny and the animal pictures are good.

Anonymous 22.07.2016

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It's really good because I love the bear in it. He talks to lots of animals and asks them if they have seen his hat. So if you like animals you really should read it.

Anonymous 31.07.2014

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