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CLOSED: Book of the Month: "I Want My Hat Back"

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Hats, and animals with tails, are some of my just turned 2-year-old's favorite things, so he's really taken with this slightly twisted tale of a bear searching for his lost hat. And I'm happy to read it to him, because I'm as big a fan of "I Want My Hat Back" as he is. This is one of those rare parent-child books.

What's the story? In his search for his lost hat, a polite but direct bear questions a handful of his fellow forest-dwelling animals. Their responses - the meat of this book - range from straightforward to paranoid to confused.

The book's clean design and simple illustrations have a retro feel, but it's the story's natural-world-rules ending that really recalls the storybooks of my childhood: when the bear discovers that the rabbit's the one who has stolen his lost hat, he does a whole lot more than just steal it back!

This last part is lost on my son, and that's fine. All he knows is that the bear has a really awesome red pointy hat and a small but sufficient tail.

This one's best for kids ages 2 to 6.

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Comment by Traci Lopes on October 18, 2011 at 11:14am: My son is a year old and he loves books. One of his favorites is "Thankful Together". It's a mother & baby squirrel that wake up and enjoy the day and all of the things God has given to them from food and clothing to play time and laughter. He does peek a boo when they do in the book and always gives them a hug and kiss at the end when they pray at bedtime. It's adorable and I enjoy it just as much because I see him smile at every page and he learns to be thankful for all of our great blessings!

Comment by Traci Lopes on October 18, 2011 at 11:14am: My son is a year old and he loves books. One of his favorites is "Thankful Together". It's a mother & baby squirrel that wake up and enjoy the day and all of the things God has given to them from food and clothing to play time and laughter. He does peek a boo when they do in the book and always gives them a hug and kiss at the end when they pray at bedtime. It's adorable and I enjoy it just as much because I see him smile at every page and he learns to be thankful for all of our great blessings!

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