A delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.
The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. 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. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale winks at the audience with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.Download and start listening now!
“I Want My Hat Back is a marvelous book in the true dictionary sense of marvel: it is a wonderful and astonishing thing, the kind of book that makes children laugh and adults chuckle, and both smile in appreciation.”
— New York Times
“The joy of this book lies in figuring out the explicit plot from the implicit details in the pictures, especially a few wordless ones.”
— Chicago Tribune“Deliberately understated, with delectable results! Skillful characterizations… each animal emerges fully realized.”
— Publishers WeeklyBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Jon Klassen is the creator of the New York Times bestselling books, including I Want My Hat Back, which won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor; This Is Not My Hat, which won a Caldecott Medal and a Kate Greenaway Medal; and We Found a Hat, named a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year. He is also the author-illustrator of many other works.