You can find a full set of discussion cards in the I Want My Hat Back Activity Bundle or as a separate pack.

Is there a difference between the rabbit lying and the bear lying to the squirrel? If so, in what way?.

What if the rabbit didn’t steal the bear’s hat?.

Do you think the consequences of stealing the hat were appropriate? Why or why not? This Is Not My Hat is a 2012 American childrens picture book by the author and illustrator Jon Klassen.

Why do you think Jon Klassen leaves some pages wordless?.

Why do you think the illustrator made p. I Want My Hat Back - Jon Klassen - Google Books A wonderful and astonishing thing, the kind of book that makes child laugh and adult chuckle, and both smile in appreciation.

Why do you think the deer asking the bear about its hat is an important part of the story?.

What would have been a different way for the bear to deal with the rabbit stealing its hat?.

What is your opinion of how the bear dealt with the rabbit once it found its hat?.

Why do you think the rabbit stole the bear's hat? Why did it lie to the bear about taking its hat?.

How did the illustrations help you understand the emotions and thoughts of the characters in I Want My Hat Back?.

You can also introduce different genres, authors and illustrators. You can model reading habits, strategies, fluency, tone, and eye contact. Told completely in dialogue, this quirky, hilarious, read-aloud tale plays out in sly illustrations brimming with visual humour and winks at the reader who will be thrilled to be in on the joke.Īn adaptation of Klaasen's classic was staged at the National Theatre in 2015, fe aturing music by Arthur Darvill and a book and lyrics by Joel Horwood.Read-aloud sessions are a wonderful way for children to understand the connection between written text and spoken language. But just as it he begins to lose hope, lying flat on his back in despair, a deer comes by and asks a rather obvious question that suddenly 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. In his bestselling debut picture book, the multiple award-winning Jon Klassen, illustrator of This Is Not My Hat and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, tells the story of a bear who's hat has gone. I Want My Hat Back - Jon Klassen - Google Books. A bear searches for his missing hat in the bestselling, multiple award-winning picture book debut of Jon Klassen.

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