This is Not My Hat
Readers rate it 4.4 (40 on Hardcover)
41 pages · Released Oct 9, 2012 · Candlewick Press
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A note for parents
This is a darkly humorous picture book about a small fish who steals a hat from a larger fish, exploring themes of consequence and deception with an unexpectedly dark twist. The story is brief and visually engaging, but its ending carries a genuinely dark tone unusual for children's literature—though handled with sophistication appropriate for readers who can handle consequence-driven narratives. The dark humor and the implied threat of the larger fish give it an edge that makes it best suited for children around age 5 and up who aren't easily unsettled, rather than very young toddlers.
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From the publisher
A little fish thinks he can get away with stealing a hat. A little fish thinks he can get away with stealing a hat.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Dark Humor
- Weak Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- Plot driven
- dark
- lighthearted
- Children
- Young Adult
- Fiction
- Humor
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ISBN 9780763655990 · Candlewick Press