Two
turtles. One cowboy hat. Who will wear the hat? We Found A Hat
is a picture book told in three parts in the desert, in the style of
a silent Western Film that introduces the upcoming scenes. Klassen is
the master of sly humor. How can one turtle's eyes convey so much
expression? Nevertheless, without them saying much, the readers can
imagine what the turtles might be thinking. The text of the turtle that is speaking appears on the same page as the illustration of the turtle.
What are you dreaming about? I will tell you what I am dreaming about? |
This
is Klassen's third book about hats, following I Want My Hat
Back and This Is Not My Hat. Klassen won the
Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK and the Caldecott Medal in the United
States in 2012 for This Is Not My Hat, and he is the only
person to have won both medals in the same year.
As
the sun sets in the desert in We Found A Hat, the turtles both
try on the hat and try to forget that there is only one hat,
and two of them. When one turtle says to the other, “What are you
thinking about,” the other turtle replies, “Nothing.” His eyes
slide to the left in slow-motion, where he is clearly eyeing the hat
on the opposite page.
With
pared down text, this conversation between two turtles is the perfect
bedtime story to read aloud. Which turtle will wear the hat in
the end? Read this book and find out!
Author and Illustrator Jon Klassen |
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