In Jan Brett's well-loved book, The Hat, Hedgie the hedgehog discovers the wisdom of the adage "Don't go poking your nose where it doesn't b...
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Oct 02, 2010
Carol
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Year Published: 1997
Grade Level: Grades 1-4
Jan Brett always has such beautiful illustrations with her stories. In this book Lisa hangs out her woolen clothes on the line to freshen them up. The hedgehog finds one and it gets stuck on him and as he goes around to the other animals he does not want to show is embarrassment at having this stocking on his head. He tells them that when it is cold outside you should wear something on your head and one by one they go off taking a More...
Grade Level: Grades 1-4
Jan Brett always has such beautiful illustrations with her stories. In this book Lisa hangs out her woolen clothes on the line to freshen them up. The hedgehog finds one and it gets stuck on him and as he goes around to the other animals he does not want to show is embarrassment at having this stocking on his head. He tells them that when it is cold outside you should wear something on your head and one by one they go off taking a More...
Aug 01, 2010
Connie
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I don't like this book as much as The Mitten, but it's cute in its own right.
Hedgie - maybe the same Hedgie as Hedgie's Surprise, which means this is a sequel to THAT book and not to The Mitten - spends the book running around with a sock on his head after an accident. When the other animals point out how silly this is, poor Hedgie tries to defend his "choice". (Hm. You don't know anybody who does THAT, do you, defend their little accidents like they meant to do that?)
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Hedgie - maybe the same Hedgie as Hedgie's Surprise, which means this is a sequel to THAT book and not to The Mitten - spends the book running around with a sock on his head after an accident. When the other animals point out how silly this is, poor Hedgie tries to defend his "choice". (Hm. You don't know anybody who does THAT, do you, defend their little accidents like they meant to do that?)
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Jan 25, 2011
Kelley
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I had only read the previous story in this series, The Mitten, so I figured that this book would be just as wonderful! My favorite thing about these books are the illustrations, because they are so detailed and beautiful! This book is great for the winter seasons, because of it's setting and plot (since the hedgehog is cold and takes a holiday stocking.) This book would be great when working on prediction in stories, because it provides pictures on the right side "window" on every page
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Feb 16, 2010
Lisa hangs her woolen clothes on the line to air them out. A hedgehog ends up with a stocking on his head and tells his animal friends that it is a hat. The other animals want a special hat as well and end up taking the rest of Lisa’s clothes off the line.
This story is classic Jan Brett! I used the big book version recently in a kindergarten classroom to teach sequencing of events. The children acted the story out using masks that are available on Brett's website. We set up a cl More...
This story is classic Jan Brett! I used the big book version recently in a kindergarten classroom to teach sequencing of events. The children acted the story out using masks that are available on Brett's website. We set up a cl More...
Mar 15, 2011
Michelle
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The Hat is a good tale about how when one person or animal does something and others then copy it. This is something that you see so often in life when people try to copy others whether it’s a style, attitude, or anything else. By the end of the book all the people that laughed at Hedgie for wearing the sock as a hat had all had the little girls clothing on and Hedgie saw how funny they all looked and then realized why they were laughing at him. I would use this book to teach children about ho
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Jun 24, 2011
Cindi
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Jan Brett has a way of telling a story that keeps young readers guessing what will happen next and older readers interested even when they can guess how the story will turn out. The Hat is one of those stories that builds on the actions of each character until all the characters have a role to play.
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Apr 17, 2011
Matthew
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Hahaha this book really gave me a chuckle. There is a hedgehog who gets curious and puts his head inside of a stocking that came off of a clothesline. It gets stuck on his spines and he starts telling all the animals that they should have hats too because its a good idea in the cold weather. At the end the headhog gets the hat off and when he comes back all the animals have clothes on... then he says "Don't they know that animals should never wear clothes" Perhaps I'm just easily am
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Mar 15, 2011
Alana
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This is a great book to use for a variety of purposes. Although the little hedgehog is embarrassed to have the silly "hat" on his head, he tells the other animals his hat is useful, and they are convinced by his confidence. This would also be a great book to discuss how the hedgehog might have felt about everyone laughing at him, and why it is important to be accepting of people who are different. The pictures at the top show items disappearing from the clothesline one by one, making t
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Jun 03, 2011
David
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The Hat by Jan Brett tells about Hedgie the Hedgehog who convinces the other barnyard animals that the woolen sock that gets stuck on his prickles is actually a warm hat that every animal should wear on its head to keep warm during winter. The accident that makes Hedgie a fashion trend setter occurs after Lisa has put her wool clothes on the clothesline to air out and a sock blows off & onto Hedgie.
The text focuses on how hard Hedgie tries to act like he has planned to wear the mit More...
The text focuses on how hard Hedgie tries to act like he has planned to wear the mit More...
Jun 09, 2007
Sarah
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The Hat is a cute story about embarrassment, friendship and popularity. As with Bringing Down the Moon, the main characters are animals. In this one the protagonist is a hedgehog who wants nothing more than to get a stocking off his back before all his friends think he's stupid for wearing such a ridiculous "hat."
Meanwhile, all his friends, having seen his hat on such a cold winter's day see the wisdom of keeping warm and decide to pinch clothing from the woman's laundry li More...
Meanwhile, all his friends, having seen his hat on such a cold winter's day see the wisdom of keeping warm and decide to pinch clothing from the woman's laundry li More...
Sep 26, 2009
Connie
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This is a story about a young girl named Lisa whose stocking was blown away as she was hanging out her clothing. A hedge hog "Hedgie" found it and the stocking stuck to his head. Each animal that Hedgie made made fun of him and his "hat". After listening to his explanation of how the "hat" was going to benefit him for the winter, immediately, each of them ran away. Later, Lisa found Hedgie and told him that animals didn't wear clothing and took the stocking off
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Dec 15, 2011
Mary
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This book is about a little hedgehog who gets stuck in a sock from a clothesline. The other animals make fun of him but it turns out it keeps the little hedgehog warm and now the others animals want it.
This is a good book to teach kids not to bully. Children do things for a reason and just because one doesn't like what they are doing or doesn't think it's cool, if you give it a chance you may like it or think it's cool.
This is a good book to teach kids not to bully. Children do things for a reason and just because one doesn't like what they are doing or doesn't think it's cool, if you give it a chance you may like it or think it's cool.
Mar 28, 2011
Jennifer
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Great read about being a leader and not a follower. It's so easy to go with the trends and completely lose yourself in them. The "lucky" hedgehog can also be relatable to students who may be picked on for being different from time to time. The cool thing about the hedgehog is he tried to keep his composure and validated his "hat." This book could even be used to discourage any negative behavior that may be popular.
Nov 04, 2009
Zak
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A sweet story featuring a variety of animals living on what looks like a relatively isolated farm in Denmark (I say that based on a flag that appears there) or somewhere way up north. What I love most about this book is that there are a number of things going on in separate frames on the same page, and it takes several readings to understand how each functions. All in all, a very satisfying children's book.
Jan 31, 2011
Courtney
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This is a great book to make a text to text connection with The Mitten. The students will enjoy laughing at the little hedgehog and his shenanigans. This is also a great book to talk about not following others just because. In the story the other animal get clothes off the clothes line just because the hedgehog made it seem like it was cool, but really everyone looks silly in the end.
Nov 26, 2011
Alise
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Season: winter
Making fun of others
Pictures to make predictions
How illustrators use pictures
Fitting In
The book is a very cute easy read. It may be used to talk about differences in the classroom or identifying problems in a story or even sequencing events.
It is about a hedg how who gets a sock stuck in his prickles and he gets made fun of by all of the animals in the farm.
Making fun of others
Pictures to make predictions
How illustrators use pictures
Fitting In
The book is a very cute easy read. It may be used to talk about differences in the classroom or identifying problems in a story or even sequencing events.
It is about a hedg how who gets a sock stuck in his prickles and he gets made fun of by all of the animals in the farm.
Mar 05, 2011
Hye
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Hedgie goes around and meets different animals that comments about his hat which is really a stocking. The setting is during winter so it has nice wintery illustration. It would be a nice book to read to the children during winter. You can also talk about how animals don't wear clothes because they have furs that keeps them warm. I would recommend this book to kindergarten children.
Feb 03, 2011
Catherine
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Jan Brett never disappoints and this one is no different. When a sock lands on a hedgehog and he can't get it off, it leads to lots of mocking from other animals. There is a fun twist at the end and just such a cute story in all.
This is a classic example of one situation leading to interesting circumstances, a solution and then a funny twist at the end. Easy isn't it? ;)
This is a classic example of one situation leading to interesting circumstances, a solution and then a funny twist at the end. Easy isn't it? ;)
Dec 10, 2011
Nancy
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Beautiful illustrations.
Hedgie learns the lesson of making the best of a bad situation when he comes across a sock and after getting his head stuck in it, decides that instead of telling his barnyard friends of his misfortune, he was going to pretend how cool clothing can be.
An adorable story that you will enjoy reading over and over.
Hedgie learns the lesson of making the best of a bad situation when he comes across a sock and after getting his head stuck in it, decides that instead of telling his barnyard friends of his misfortune, he was going to pretend how cool clothing can be.
An adorable story that you will enjoy reading over and over.
Jun 20, 2011
Jan Bretts illustrations are amazing. The story is a good read for friendship and introduce bullying. I used a folded big sheet as a sock. Children were given a picture of each of the animals. As each animal was read about in the story, I unfolded the sheet to make it a little bigger. You could use a parachute as a sock as well.
Oct 06, 2011
Rachel
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After spending quite a bit of time learning about Jan Brett in school, Lily and Sophie are fans. The story is a little silly and my girls wonder why Hedgie doesn't just tell the truth, but we enjoy the extra details of the story that she always depicts in the border illustrations of her books.
Nov 06, 2010
Dianna
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My baby liked this book, being a fan of The Mitten. I thought it was very well done and I loved the pictures, of course, and all the fun details that Jan Brett adds. I wouldn't recommend the board book edition, though; it's too small and the animals are hard to see, especially for a baby.
Feb 03, 2010
April
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I absolutely love the innovative spirit of this adorable hedgehog that accidentally wears a "hat" that blew off of a clothesline. He doesn't care that the other animals are making fun of him. In the end he starts a new trend! Illustrator does an amazing job too! Classic!
Apr 28, 2009
Lauren
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This book is a hedgehog named Hedgie who finds a wool sock and uses it as a hat. I love the illustrations in this book. I think the theme is positive and could help children relize it is ok to be different. I think this is a great picture book that children will enjoy.
Feb 03, 2011
Sha-Quita
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Lisa hung her winter clothing, including her stocking outside on the line for fresh air. The wind blew the stocking off the line and the Hedgie use it as a hat to keep warm and his other friends made fun of him. This was a funny book, that first-fourth would enjoy.
Nov 12, 2011
Angel
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Jan Brett's books have the most incredible drawings!!
When my son was in first day we had a "Story Book Day." I made a giant mitten from old sheets and I read the book to small groups so they could act out the characters by getting into the mitten. Fun!
When my son was in first day we had a "Story Book Day." I made a giant mitten from old sheets and I read the book to small groups so they could act out the characters by getting into the mitten. Fun!
Feb 15, 2011
Heather
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Hedgie thought that all of his friends were laughing at him for having the stocking on his head, but in reality they were envious of him. Teaches a great lesson to students about the value of what other people think of you.
Jan 17, 2008
Holly
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As with all Jan Brett books, the illustrations are marvelous. But I don't like the story as much as most of the ones she tells, largely I think because the behavior of Hedgie and the other animals is, well, not a model we want kids to follow. (Hedgie steals the girl's sock and gets it stuck on his head, the other animals tease him, he justifies his dumb mistake by claiming his "hat" will keep him warm, the other animals follow his example and steal the girl's other warm clothes, and
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Oct 30, 2009
Chili
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How do I love you book? Let me count the ways... okay, so I'll only give one reason because otherwise I'll be here all day. The illustrations are GORGEOUS! I love that she's always got panels on the sides.
Jan 26, 2012
Relyn
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Jan Brett is simply fantastic. Her books use rich language and amazing illustrations. I use her books to great success when we have lesson on reading like writers. There is so much to notice and to see.
