The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Hat

by Wolfram Hänel, J. Alison James (Translation), Christa Unzner (Illustrator)

He is an ordinary bowler hat. A little out of shape, perhaps, but all in all, quite normal. From his place high on the hat-shop shelf, he dreams of seeing the wide world, and of finding a sweet straw hat. Then one day, inspired by a carefree rabbit, the hat decides to break free. Can an ordinary hat ever have the adventure of his dreams? Full color.

61 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1945

About the author

Also writes as Kurt Appaz and as Freda Wolff (with Ulrike Gerold).

Reviews

[Riccardo Galante · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Judy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just so odd in tone. Not sure why I didn't take to this. Perhaps the translation, or the illustration style. I'm perplexed. I loved Tomi Ungerer's hat book much better.