A hit with my preschooler - we both laugh out loud. He asked if the author has written anymore books...and I see that another is coming out!

Great book! A mystery for 1st Graders. Yea they are asking for more books to read. Now, that's a good thing.

Um. Best. Book. Ever. Okay, maybe not the best book ever. (I’m not ready to assign that title to any one book yet.) But holy eff, I’m seriously thinking about buying this one. Similar to The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog in that only dialogue occurs, I Want My Hat Back differs in the fact that conversations comprise the plot line—and that there is a distinct lack of emotion (or change at all, really) in the simple but beautiful Chinese brush drawings of the animals. Somehow, this serves to accentuate the despondence of the bear even more. I swear, your heart will go out to the bear as he lies sadly on the ground and says: "My poor hat. I miss it so much." The dialogue is more than adequate to carry the story. With hilarious responses from various animals, including a sweet moment as the bear helps out a turtle, the suspiciously lengthy speech from the culprit will delight readers. And when the bear figures it out and commences a staredown (and more… no spoilers here, hee), the repeat of the wordy denial is flat-out fabulous. Seriously. $18 CAD? Take my money!

A bear sets out to find his missing hat, asking all the animals along the way if they have seen it. Though their answers vary wildly, but none have seen it. The bear is despondent, until he suddenly remembers where he has seen the hat. This sets up a confrontation that suddenly reveals to the reader how deliberately funny this book is. Do not be turned off by the illustrations, eventually you will see that they match the text perfectly. Do pay attention to the text, both what the author is saying and how he has chosen to portray it on the pages. This is a great book to teach inferencing but to an older crowd.

Simply the best, from start to finish. One to own.

NYTimes Notable Children's book for 2011

A bear asks everyone he meets if they have seen his hat, and nearly misses the culprit. Amusing. Good for kleptomanic storytimes.

Simple drawings and has a suprise ending that I didn't see coming. A must have for any collection.

Fans of Mo Willems will love this book for its similarly great and twisted sense of humour!

GREAT BOOK, but not really for preschool -- it is more a 1st - 3rd kind of book. (or older!) So funny and surprising and creepy. Maybe even a Halloween choice for the over K crowd. Delightful.