This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of this is not my hat by jon klassen. A small fish is full of irrational optimism, sure his secrethes stolen a small hat from a very large fish and is. This is not my hat wins caldecott medal for picture book. These books both have to do with stealing, lying, and revenge.
The gutter separates the white space for the text from the black of the ocean depths. The story is told through the unreliable narration of a little fish, who. Jon klassen a little fish thinks he can get away with stealing a hat. Parents need to know that 20 caldecott medal winner this is not my hat is the followup but not a sequel to jon klassens awardwinning i want my hat back. After i finished reading i want my hat back by jon klassen, i was pleasantly surprised to learn that jon klassen wrote another book that had a similar theme to i want my hat back.
Try some of our crosscurricular teaching ideas and learning activities linked to this is not my hat by jon klassen. But here, the black and white helps tell this stark story. So its a good thing that enormous fish wont wake up. Jon klassen first surprised readers with his runaway best seller, i want my hat back, and his followup, this is not my hat is. This is not my hat read aloud book by jon klassen read. This resource is 6 worksheets to be used with jon klassens book this is not my hat. He is also well known for his 2011 picture book i want my hat back. In my opinion, get i want my hat back instead for a better, longer story that hits all the same notes and more. Rewrite the text in the book as direct speech and or reported speech. Copy isbn presgr 3 the picture book candlewick, 2012 of this title relies on the pause for turning pages, allowing readers to absorb the action more easily than the video.
This is not my hat is a very popular and criticallyacclaimed childrens picture book published in 2012 by canadian author and illustrator, jon klassen. Not only did i finish it, i had to reread it a few times, both the words and the pictures. He stole it from a big fish and he is sure he will not get caught. In this is not my hat, a tiny fish tells the reader on the first page that he is a thief. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is not my hat by jon klassen book trailer youtube. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This book, like i want my hat back, has a desaturated and limited color palette. No words on the last few pages let even the youngest child figure out the end on their own. The book is a followupor, better yet, a spiritual sequel of sortsto a. This time, firstperson narration follows the thief, whose ego far outstrips his size as he underestimates the big fishs tracking abilities. The blue bowler hat on his head belongs to a much bigger fish. This nottobemissed title will delight children again and again.
Tales from the cauldron and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Handpicked by amazon kids books editor, seira wilson, for prime book box a childrens subscription that inspires a love of reading. Find books like this is not my hat from the worlds largest community of readers. He won the 20 caldecott medal for illustration, recognizing this is not my hat, which he also wrote. Its slyly funny as it pits an overconfident little fish who thinks he wont get caught against the big fish whose hat he. With our worksheets all the hard work has been done all you have to do is photocopy them.
Goodreads members who liked this is not my hat also liked. Jon klassens followup book this is not my hat is equally as dark in humour and reveals the other side of a similar story. This book shares a similar theme and style to klassens 2011 picture book i want my hat back. When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper which happens to fit him perfectly, trouble could be following close behind. This is not my hat is a companion piece to jon klassens earlier i want my hat back, only it takes place underwater instead of in a forest. This is not my hat read aloud book by jon klassen read along. Or on a spread dominated by the deep, the text is bound to. While not a sequel to i want my hat back 2011, the story does include a hat, a thief a little fish and a wronged party a big fish. It stars a little fish who steals a bigger fishs hat. This is not my hat book by jon klassen thriftbooks. Page by page, the little fish talks himself into justifying his actions.
Klassen manages to tell almost the whole story through subtle eye movements and the tilt of seaweed and air bubbles. This is not my hat read aloud book by jon klassen read along duration. The story is told through the unreliable narration of a little fish, who has stolen a hat from a big fish and how the big fish reacts to the theft. Click download or read online button to get this is not my hat book now. As much as i love the art in this is not my hat, having already made klassens i want my hat back a storytime mainstay, theres really nothing new to offer here and the story is almost exactly identical in the way it plays out. In both, a tiny fish steals a little blue bowler from a big sleeping. Jon klassen is a writer and illustrator of childrens books. Like klassens very funny and muchpraised i want my hat back, this story involves a hat theft.
When presenting i want my hat back i deliver the two denial passages in a very fast, obviously nottellingthetruth voice. Jon klassens hat trilogy allows readers to think about literary components such as authors craft, character traits, and text features and to use reading. Information about the randolph caldecott medal, awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished american picture book for children. This is not my hat is a 2012 childrens picture book by the author and illustrator jon klassen. This is not my hat is the second book by klassen about a hat. When you crack the cover you meet a small fish who announces to the reader that the hat on his head is not his. This is not my hat wins caldecott medal for picture book artistry written and illustrated by jon klassen, this is not my hat tells the story of.
In the oceans depths, a small fish is fleeing after having stolen a bigger fishs hat. This is not my hat, written and illustrated by jon klassen, the 20 caldecott medal winner. He is also the illustrator of caroline stutsons cats night out, winner of the prestigious governor generals award for illustration. This is not my hat by jon klassen picture book the.
This is not my hat is a caldecott medal award winning book by jon klassen that also details the consequences of stealing and it is sure to. Additionally, while it is not explicitly stated, the illustrations suggest that the big fish finds the little fish, eats the little fish, and takes back the hat. Jon klassens followup to i want my hat back candlewick press, 2011 offers more humorous haberdashery, this time set underwater. This is not my hat does not begin where i want my hat back ends, but it is an alternative expression of a similar concept. It is a thematic followup to i want my hat back and was meant to be a more literal sequel until klassen took a suggestion to change which animals. The big fish, judging from the pictures, wants it back. At first glance klassens gilled characters appear too emotionless for a story about coldblooded revenge. This is not my hat by john klassen raises philosophical questions relating to stealing, punishment, lying, and trust. Jon klassen has worked as an illustrator for feature animated. This is not my hat is one of those genius picture books that pleases kids and grownups equally. The book is a followupor, better yet, a spiritual sequel of sortsto a childrens book published just a year earlier by klassen titled i want my hat back. While we found a hat has similar elements of i want my hat back and this is not my hat, it presents us with a new dynamic. While a big fish is sleeping, a little fish steals his tiny blue hat.
I have an old but new to me book to share with you today. This is not my hat download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In the previous titles, we have had a single hat thief who has knowingly done wrong and soon faces the consequence. The main event in the book is a little fish stealing a big fishs hat. Jon klassen the third and final hat book from jon klassen is an absolute delight. Buy a cheap copy of this is not my hat book by jon klassen. When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper. I was looking at it in the library yesterday and by the time i got to the last page i knew this would be a winner with younger children. Those tall plants growing close together seem like a perfect place. Little fish tries to outsmart big one in funny thief tale. Jon klassen is the authorillustrator of i want my hat back and this is not my hat, the only book to ever win both the. This guide consists of discussion questions and classroom extension activities that can be used when reading, teaching, or discussing i want my hat back, this is not my hat, and we found a hat together or individually. Jon klassens followup to i want my hat back candlewick press, 2011.
This is not my hat has won the 2014 kate greenaway medal. The pictures show the much larger fish looking for his hat and finally wearing it at the end. Jon klassen has worked as an illustrator for feature animated films. This is not my hat by jon klassen, 9780763655990, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its slyly funny as it pits an overconfident little fish who thinks he wont get caught against the big fish whose hat he stole. If youre open to using picture books, jon klassens two most recent titles would work well.
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