Publishers Weekly (starred review) Read aloud, this story will offer many sublime insights into how young readers comprehend an illustrated text that leaves out vital information, and will leave young sleuths reeling with theories about what just happened. Skillful characterizations though they're simply drawn and have little to say, each animal emerges fully realized. The New York Times Deliberately understated, with delectable results. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor - and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.Ī marvelous book in the true dictionary sense of "marvel" it is a wonderful and astonishing thing, the kind of book that makes child laugh and adult chuckle, and both smile in appreciation. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others.
Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Full color.īook Synopsis A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor. About the Book The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back.
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