For a few-worded children's picture book, the illustrations tell the true story of what happens when you take something that isn't yours. When a small fish decides that he can take the hat of a big fish, he thinks that he can get away with it, but the pictures show that that isn't the case. I love the dark colors of the pages with the bright colored eyes of the fish. This book would be great for beginner readers and it has a theme of honesty, irony, and consequences. In the classroom, kids at a young age, between 4-7 or so, could do a compare and contrast assignment on what the words are saying in the story and what the pictures are saying. This would be a fantastic way to get young readers to develop an eye for seeing what pictures do in a story. Another activity could be reading the first book to this sequel, I Want My Hat Back, and do another compare and contrast activity between the stories. Klassen, J. (2012). This is not my hat. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press. Jon Klassenia hatuttaa taas! "This is Not My Hat" (Walker, 2012) on kuvakirja pienestä kalasta, joka saa päähänsä varastaa isomman eväkkään päähineen eikä edes osaa katua temppuaan. Mokoma hyväkäs! Mutta kuinkas sitten lopulta käykään?Käsittääkseni Jon Klassenin kuvakirjat jakavat jonkin verran mielipiteitä, ja olen aika varma siitä, ettei tämäkään ole ihan jokaisen kasvattajan makuun. Tarinassa on kuitenkin mukana selkeä opetus: älä koskaan luota taskurapuun. Tai jotain.Ei tämä kokonaisuutena ihan edeltäjänsä tasolle yllä, mutta onpahan silti mainio ja tavattoman ilmeikäs kuvakirja.
What do You think about This Is Not My Hat (2011)?
Autographed by author. A gift from Mommy. 2013 Caldecott Medal. Our Best Books list.
—rebecca
Not as good as the first one, but still fun for the kids to hear.
—farwa
I loved the illustrations against the black backgrounds.
—Fkhan977
