I Want My Hat Back
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
A bear searches for his missing hat in the bestselling, multiple award-winning picture book debut of Jon Klassen.
“[…] the funniest book ever written and here is why: it is always funny, every single time you read itAnd if you know any children at all, you will be reading it a lot. It is funny in whatever language you read it (22 and counting) and to almost every child in the world.” * The Guardian *
Repetition for the under 5’s and giggles for the over 25’s (Best book for laughs) * The Lady *
This must be one of the simplest yet original entertaining picture books around at the moment. -- Shirley Hughes * The Telegraph *
This is an author-illustrator who takes you from page to page with a dry humour which matches his story perfectly. -- Shirley Hughes * The Telegraph *
Elegant books * Wall Street Journal *
This simple story of a bear looking for his hat is my go to for an instant pick-up and giggle. Illustrated simply but with obvious care and forethought, the images convey an extra, subtle layer of humour which for now is lost on my young children. However they still appreciate the story and question why I am laughing like a loon at a bear looking for and finding a hat. * The Cheltonian *
“Read I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. It’s the most subtle endorsement of murder you’ll ever find.” * GQ *
“Fed up with reading sugar-coated bedtime stories? Try Jon Klassen’s black-humoured book about a bear trying to track down his missing hat, which your delighted tot will spot long before our hapless detective. There’s loss, lies, vigilante justice and a sticky-pawed bunny. The deliciously deadpan dialogue and stylish muted colour palette will delight all ages, too.” * Gurgle *
“[…] hilarious and with such amazing illustrations to boot.” * Gurgle *
Recommended by Frank Cottrell-Boyce as a must read in lockdown on the Lauren Laverne Radio 6 Show. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce * Lauren Laverne Radio 6 Show *
It’s a beautifully constructed, immaculately told joke. The kind I wish I had told. -- Dave Shelton * Books for Keeps *
Voted one of the 100 Greatest Picture Books of All Time * BBC *
Repetition for the under 5’s and giggles for the over 25’s (Best book for laughs) * The Lady *
This must be one of the simplest yet original entertaining picture books around at the moment. -- Shirley Hughes * The Telegraph *
This is an author-illustrator who takes you from page to page with a dry humour which matches his story perfectly. -- Shirley Hughes * The Telegraph *
Elegant books * Wall Street Journal *
This simple story of a bear looking for his hat is my go to for an instant pick-up and giggle. Illustrated simply but with obvious care and forethought, the images convey an extra, subtle layer of humour which for now is lost on my young children. However they still appreciate the story and question why I am laughing like a loon at a bear looking for and finding a hat. * The Cheltonian *
“Read I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. It’s the most subtle endorsement of murder you’ll ever find.” * GQ *
“Fed up with reading sugar-coated bedtime stories? Try Jon Klassen’s black-humoured book about a bear trying to track down his missing hat, which your delighted tot will spot long before our hapless detective. There’s loss, lies, vigilante justice and a sticky-pawed bunny. The deliciously deadpan dialogue and stylish muted colour palette will delight all ages, too.” * Gurgle *
“[…] hilarious and with such amazing illustrations to boot.” * Gurgle *
Recommended by Frank Cottrell-Boyce as a must read in lockdown on the Lauren Laverne Radio 6 Show. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce * Lauren Laverne Radio 6 Show *
It’s a beautifully constructed, immaculately told joke. The kind I wish I had told. -- Dave Shelton * Books for Keeps *
Voted one of the 100 Greatest Picture Books of All Time * BBC *
Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat and This Is Not My Hat, the only book to ever win both the Kate Greenaway and Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated Triangle, Square, The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse, Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, all written by Mac Barnett, as well as Ted Kooser's House Held Up By Trees. Before making picture books, he worked as an illustrator on the animated feature film, Coraline. Originally from Niagara Falls, Canada, Jon now lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and son. Find Jon online at burstofbeaden.com, on Twitter as @burstofbeaden, and on Instagram as @jonklassen.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781406338539 |
| ISBN 10 | 1406338532 |
| Title | I Want My Hat Back |
| Author | Jon Klassen |
| Series | The Hat Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bank Street College Irma Black Award Honor Book 2012 (United States), Winner of English 4-11 Book Awards Leicester 2012 (UK), Winner of German Youth Literature Award (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis) 2013 (Germany), Winner of Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Book Award 2012 (United States), Winner of Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book 2012 (United States), Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 2013 (UK), Short-listed for Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2012 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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