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The Hat

Jan Brett

Ages 3–8

Readers rate it 4.2 (19 on Hardcover)

30 pages · Released Aug 31, 1998

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What it offers

A note for parents

This is a gentle, charming picture book by beloved author-illustrator Jan Brett about a hedgehog who accidentally gets a stocking stuck on his head. The story celebrates acceptance and kindness as other animals find humor without cruelty. It's an ideal read-aloud for preschool and early elementary children, with Brett's signature detailed illustrations that reward careful looking.

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From the publisher

When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head. When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.

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  • Animals
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fiction
  • Clothing and dress
  • Hedgehogs
  • Children's fiction
  • Hedgehogs, fiction
  • Hats, fiction
  • Hats
  • Picture books
  • Children
  • picture book

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ISBN 9780750026048 · Hodder Children's Books

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