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I Want My Hat Back: Book Talk Tuesday

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Happy Tuesday everyone! Ā I have only three days of school left for the year, so it is definitely a happyĀ Tuesday for me. šŸ™‚ Ā I am so excited to be linking up with Deanna Jump for today’s Book Talk Tuesday. Ā Starting today, each Tuesday I will introduce you to a book that I really love.

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I’m going to start off the weekly series with what might be my very favorite book of all time. Ā I first heard about it in grad school, in a children’s literature class. Ā It’s a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book by Jon Klassen, and it’s called…

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I Want My Hat Back! Ā I have to confess that when I asked for this book for Christmas, I was asking for it mostly for myself and less for my students. šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ Ā I laugh every.single.time. I read this book!


The story begins with Bear searching for his missing hat. Ā He asks various animals if they have seen it. Ā They all respond that they have not, in fact, seen his hat. Ā But are they telling the truth? Ā You’ll just have to read to find outĀ where Bear’s hat is, and who is the true culprit! šŸ™‚

Since I can’t really tell much more about the book without giving away the hilarious ending, I can, at least, tell you what the book is useful for! Ā It’s good for a laugh, of course. Ā It’s appropriate for PreK through 2nd grade, andĀ doesn’t have much text on each page. Ā It serves as an EXCELLENT introduction to making inferences for K or 1st! Ā I Want My Hat BackĀ would also be aĀ good mentor text for writing workshop. Ā It shows how authors use both illustrations and words to tell a story – without the illustrations in this book, the reader wouldn’t understand the plot, nor would the text be so hilarious. Ā 

That’s all for today! Ā I really hope you will check the this bookĀ out and find it as funny as I did. šŸ™‚

Alison

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9 years ago

Have just ordered this book on your recommendation – and like you, I’ve ordered it mainly for myself! Can’t wait to find out what’s happened to his hat!

Reply to  Karyn

Ooh I’m excited you ordered it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! šŸ™‚

9 years ago
Reply to  Karyn

I LOVED it!!! Can’t wait to get to school now & read it to my kiddos!!

9 years ago

Thanks so much for linking up!! I seriously LOVE this book! It is so funny to hear the kids discuss what they think happened to rabbit at the end of the book. šŸ™‚

Reply to  Deanna Jump

Isn’t in the best?! I’ve saved it for my kids for our last full day of school (tomorrow). Thanks for the linkup! I was totally wanting to do a series like this over the summer and now this is motivating me to stick with it!!

9 years ago

Love this book! Have you checked out “This is Not My Hat” which is also by Jon Klassen?

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Reply to  Love to Learn

I have seen that book but don’t think I’ve read it yet!! Time to add another one to my list!!

Welcome!

I’m Alison, a literacy specialist. I love getting kids excited about reading and writing – and sharing teaching ideas with other teachers!

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