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Carrie
Mar 12, 2020 rated it it was amazing
This book actually teaches a valuable lesson.
Luann
Jun 29, 2014 rated it liked it
Hm. Still deciding what I think about this one. I believe I need to read it again!
Susan
Oct 26, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children-s, fiction
A bear is searching for his missing hat, and asks a number of other animals whether they've seen it.

The artwork is gorgeous, and the sparse writing matches it perfectly. Together, they make a book that will be fun to read out loud over and over again. And there's subtle, ironic humor on the pages where an animal is lying (once a rabbit to the bear, and the second time the bear to a rabbit). It's easy to hear a young child's voice denying some wrong-doing in exactly the same way: "No. Why are yo
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Angela Randall
Toddler loved it. We loved it. Win Win!
Jennivie
Aug 21, 2012 rated it really liked it
Short and to the point. Very cute.
Michelle Farella
Mar 08, 2012 rated it it was amazing
I love the twist ending at the end of this book. Very subtle. It may be more for the grownups reading it... ;-)

5/17/13 - I read this to my 3-5 storytime today and a little boy picked up on what happened to the rabbit. Also, I thought this book wouldn't do well due to the lack of clarity of who was talking, but the kids seemed to following along really well!
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Katie
Oct 09, 2011 marked it as to-read
Nancy
Nov 18, 2011 rated it really liked it
Lanica
Nov 28, 2011 marked it as to-read
Lance Greenfield
Jan 18, 2012 marked it as to-read
Amy W
Jun 07, 2012 rated it really liked it
Micha
Dec 13, 2012 marked it as brilliantly-illustrated
Shelves: books-2012
Abigail
Feb 15, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Kim DeCina
Feb 21, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Amy
Jun 06, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Lindsay
Jul 06, 2015 marked it as to-read
Sue
Dec 06, 2016 rated it really liked it
Sherri
Jan 06, 2017 rated it really liked it
Kate
Oct 04, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Slayermel
Dec 14, 2022 marked it as to-read
Khadiga Mahmoud
Nov 21, 2024 marked it as to-read