This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Another fairly surreal semi-morality tale from Jon Klassen, in a kind of but not quite sequel to I Want My Hat Back. This time, a small fish steals a hat from a large fish while he’s sleeping. The small fish knows he’s not supposed to, but he does it anyway. He thinks he won’t get caught and he’ll be able to hide. But he does get caught and (probably) eaten. And the big fish gets his hat back.

We all loved this one. The slightly surreal nature of the story is a big hit with the girls, making it ‘funny’. I love the art, especially the black background of the deep dark sea. The underwater plants are beautiful. And I love the endpapers. I’m sure not everyone notices this detail, but I really appreciate it when a book has beautiful endpapers – and picture books in particular lend themselves to this.

 

Dramatic interpretation

The girls thought it would be rather fun to act out the book. So, here’s their dramatic interpretation of This Is Not My Hat:

Trailer for This Is Not My Hat

You can also watch a rather enticing trailer for the book:

Follow the This Is Not My Hat blog tour

Mon, Oct 8: Playing by the Book [UK]

Tues, Oct 9: 100 Scope Notes [US]

Wed, Oct 10: My Best Friends Are Books [AUS]

Thurs, Oct 11: Elizabeth O. Dulemba [US]

Fri, Oct 12: Wahm-Bam [UK] *You’re here!*

Mon, Oct 15: Lost in the Library [CAN]

Tues, Oct 16: My Little Bookcase [AUS]

Wed, Oct. 17: A Year of Reading [US]

Fri, Oct 12: Wahm-Bam [UK] *You’re here!*

Mon, Oct 15: Lost in the Library [CAN]

Tues, Oct 16: My Little Bookcase [AUS]

Wed, Oct. 17: A Year of Reading [US]

 

Disclaimer: Walker Books sent me a copy for this book, along with some stickers, postcards and the glittery hat you can see in the video. All opinions, however, are our own.