![]() The bear's face is mostly expressionless, except that his eyes widen when he realizes where his hat is. Like the text, Klassen's illustrations are minimalist, created digitally and in Chinese ink. It's hard to put a finger on why this is so funny, but trust me, the words and pictures together totally work. Would you like me to lift you on top of it? So, on a picture with the bear, a turtle, and a rock, the text (with paragraphs in alternating colors) is: One side of the page shows the bear with another animal, and the other side has the text. The entire book is told as dialog, with colored fonts used to indicate different speakers. Later, the bear himself has occasion to exhibit a defensive reaction, and that's very funny (though in a black humor sort of way). However, kids will be able to tell, from the culprit's overly defensive reaction (not to mention the hat on his head) what's going on. ![]() ![]() ![]() He goes around asking other animals if they've seen it, until he figures out where it is and reclaims it.The central joke is that the culprit never admits wrongdoing. Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back is an understated but hilarious picture book. ![]()
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