Without sleight of hand an essential transformation took place, as the audience became part of the show. Within minutes there was yelling from the front rows: “the rabbit’s got it”, “it’s over there”. The Time Out critic had a torch shone down his throat. A beaming tot had to prove his anorak was not concealing the bear’s shiny red cone. Hat checks were carried out among the audience. A gruesome neck-cracking sound rings out – and is met with saucer-eyed calm by an audience whose recommended age is from three upwards. Red woollen entrails dangle from the jaws of the dim hero. Though Fly Davis’s design, with a patchwork canopy above the stage over the band, looks comfortingly homespun, there is a touch more gore on stage than there is in the enigmatic book.

The book and lyrics by Joel Horwood, and Darvill’s jazz-inflected music, with tuba bear footsteps and zippy accordion, amplify the story and give it extra sassiness. I wish I could say, “I discovered this book first.” But I expect anyone who has already read it - the book was published late last month - would see right through me.Jon Klassen’s short tale of a stolen titfer – elegantly drawn, simply told – takes vividly to the stage in Wils Wilson’s production. I Want My Hat Back Jon Klassen 4. This is a charmingly wicked little book and the debut of a promising writer-illustrator talent. I want my hat back Drawing with Mr.Byrne 278 subscribers Subscribe 1.2K Share Save 165K views 8 years ago Reading the book - I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen Show more Show more Try YouTube. It may take younger children a few readings to understand the story in full, but when they do, they will savor it all the more.Īdult readers, for their part, will surely anticipate Klassen’s next picture book in the same way they yearn for a new Mo Willems or relish a William Steig classic. None of the behavior is particularly commendable (except for the bear’s good manners), but the actions and attending emotions are all recognizably animal-like and human. The muted brown palette shifts to an angry red when the bear realizes, “I have seen my hat.” I Want My Hat Back Read Aloud Story Time Shon's Stories Shon's Stories 19.4K subscribers Subscribe Share 25K views 3 years ago IWantMyHatBack SeekAndFind WhoDunIt Read along with me I. Don’t ask me any more questions,” and is drawn with a red, cone-shaped hat on his head (though the bear at first fails to notice). Holly Storck-Post at SLJ recommends these Jon Klassen books for use with older students in the classroom.

The other two are This Is Not My Hat and We Found A Hat. The plots are not linked and the characters are different. He responds this way as well to a rabbit, even though the rabbit sputters, “I would not steal a hat. I Want My Hat Back (2011) is one of a trilogy of books written and illustrated by Jon Klassen.