

5 comprehension strategy lesson plans and student resources for I Want My Hat Back.This book offers readers a surprising twist at the end, making it a great choice to use as a springboard for comprehension strategy instruction for both your small group and whole group mini lessons.

And so bear goes back into the woods to find his hat. When the deer asks him what it looks like, Bear realizes that he has, in fact, seen his hat. He asks various woodland creatures if they have seen his hat. You can find the entire list of recommended picture books on the Perfect Picture Books page on her blog.I Want My Hat Back is about a bear who has lost his hat. Perfect Picture Book Fridays is a shared weekly event started by children’s author Susanna Leonard Hill. That, coupled with all the white space, somehow creates a sense of silence and suspense, making the payoff of the last spread even more… I like that none of the animals have mouths. Just as spare are the illustrations, so witty and funny that they tell a story all by themselves. Snake has seen a hat, but not bear's hat. The text itself is simple, simple, simple, yet reveals so much about bear and each animal he encounters. My boys are still too young for this one, but I would imagine kids would get a big kick out of helping bear find his hat, especially in one scene in particular…but I won’t give it away. This style means that there is no “showing” going on in the text, and makes the action more immediate, as if we’re right there in the woods with all those creatures. Instead, the dialogue of different characters is shown through text color and formatting. Why I Like This Book: It’s hysterical! It’s genius! Besides the dark humor, I love that the book is written entirely in dialogue, but without the use of dialogue tags. Drama: This book is perfect for dramatizing as reader’s theater for older children (giving each child a creature to portray) or as a call-and-response activity for younger children (“Have you seen my hat?” “No!” and so on).


Publisher: Candlewick Press (September 2011)Īwards: 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book
