That's My Hat!

by Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud

A beautiful pop-up book that is also a playful chase for children Between the covers of That’s My Hat! lies a pop-up city that is full of surprises. The adventure unfolds in three dimensions with the turn of each a blue hat blows away with the wind, only to be stolen by a mischievous monkey. Readers must follow the monkey as he scampers through a library, a bakery, a zoo, and other familiar places, transformed in this playfully illustrated, interactive world. Illustrated in color throughout

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Humor

26 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Illustratrice et graphiste. Travaille pour l’édition et la presse jeunesse. Elle travaille sur des projets multimédia, des objets pop-up et anime des ateliers autour de ces thèmes. Elle a fait ses études à l’Ecole Estienne en DMA illustration puis aux Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg en Didactique visuelle.

Quand elle ne fait pas des livres avec Louis, elle réalise des illustrations à l aquarelle.

Reviews

[Adeline Gravell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked this book as it was very engaging and exciting, however there was no main storyline and the illustrations were a bit confusing at times. You have to really concentrate on the images to find the hat.

[Abby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really interactive book to get children excited about reading, may not be as good for enhancing their learning as it's very interactive. It also encourages the children to use their imagination and shapes to create stories.

[Gabriella · Rating 5 out of 5]

pop up book. very interactive for children to read by themselves, together or as a whole class. Lots of illustrations for children to look at, the pop-up element allows another level to the book to be added. Good fun book for children

[Kacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful. However, there is a lady in her undies on the page with the department store

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for older kids. We had lots of fun trying to find the hat on each page.

[Harriet Themans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cool pop ups - a simple story but I think it could really engage KS1 aged children

[Erin Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the innovative style of this book, never seen a pop up book like it. I like how you can interpret it many ways and that it could make for great discussion in KS1 or early years. My favourite element of the book is the illustrations in pop up form, because from any angle you see an abundance of different things - it completely depends on your perspective.

[Miss Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for destructive toddlers.

[Vicki Purbrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and so did my sons who are aged six and five. The excitement in their faces was evident with every turn of the page where a different pop up appeared.

Set upon a white background throughout makes the colours which are limited to just five appear much brighter that gives a sense of happiness throughout the book. This book tells a story about a boy and his hat, but it is also educational in the way the colours make different shapes throughout the book, which are repetitive which will allow children to remember.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sadly this book wasn't as good as the others I read by this creator (Under the Ocean and Popville). The idea is sort of interesting, that it has pop-up elements that conceal art on the page or on lower pop-up elements, so that you have to tilt your angle of view to see everything in a hide-and-seek theme. But, it doesn't really work for me. Part of the problem is probably that I read a library copy and some of the elements have come loose from the page, or the folds bent backwards (or even worse, new folds added) so it is a bit hard to really see what is happening. At the same time the simple art style (it reminds me of the how-to-draw books of Ed Emberley) and the fact that the only thing you are searching for on each page is the monkey, and it is easy to find, means that it doesn't invite in-depth exploration of the page.

[Karen Lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of our favourite. The pop-up images is so fun and so rich. Shame that its too flimsy for a toddler. Do be careful when you open and close the pages so as to allow the pop-up images to fold the way it came. Its important to ensure that you get the images pop-up the right way on each read.

[Frances Coe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting cover and love a tactile book - especially a pop up one. Really fun way to find a little secret on each page. Very interactive. My favourite page had to be the library and the shelf marked M

[Eugenia Salvai · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a few days it became one of my son favorites!

[Irene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gente eu não sou muito ligada em pop-up books, mas que coisa maravilhosa???

[Charissa Ty · Rating 5 out of 5]

So beautiful. As a designer myself, I appreciate the design of this book.

[Mathew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pop-up book unlike any I have encountered before. It is simple in its use of colour and symbol yet the interaction is wonderfully complex and enjoyable for the child reader. Using only simple shapes mostly contained boldly coloured circles and rectangles and a series of lines, we follow the adventures of a little boy set on a quest to find his hat. There are so many intertextual links that I found myself making here as the boy using his pen to create new objects to help him on his way (The Pencil) and the exquisite pop-up work (Mummy?. Each scene feels very french and cosmpolitan as we travel past zoos, statue-laden parks, a bakery, greengrocer, department store, art gallery and library. This is a wonderful book which all inquisitive children should encounter.

[Carissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE this pop-up book with seek-and-find theme. Great modern styling and the pop-out pages are amazing. Sad that it will get destroyed by library usage. Would get my own copy except Isadora would also destroy it...

[Squishy Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spoiler alert!

He finds the hat.

[Elizabeth Beverley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant concept, love the pop out, streets & towns.

Only quibble, is the text could have been bigger. Very small for some of the double page spreads.

[Earl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun pop-up that's also a seek and find. I loved that there's art behind the pop-ups. Reminded me a little bit of Harold and the Purple Crayon as well. Probably better for kids 6 and up.

[Amanda Geske · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful, architectural fold-out book. The story plays second fiddle to the illustrations, but that's okay. I want to get little crotchety librarian put on my business cards.

[Patty]

Gorgeous