We Found A Hat by Jon Klassen from Candlewick Press [Review & Giveaway - USA/CANADA]

My thoughts:  Jon Klassen seems to have a knack for the understated, the sparse, the hidden meanings when he puts forth his gems of children's books.

When I reviewed I Want My Hat Back and Sam and Dave Dig A Hole I was surprised at the simplicity of his illustrations and yet they seemed to grab your attention and shout, "I'm not simple, I'm simply understated." Again in We Found A Hat Klassen has taken the simple palette of neutrals - browns, black, and white to show how two friends or companions act when they find a hat.

One hat. Two companions or friends. As in much of life, the telling is in the eyes and so it is when one friend really, really likes and wants the hat.

Who will enjoy this children's book? Well, the dry, understated humor and art work will appeal to the sophisticated adult and the cuteness of the story and the illustrations will appeal to kids. Usually, kid's books are explosions of brilliant or perhaps pastel colors. Klassen shows how a simple palette works equally as well.

I recommend this for libraries and homes where you enjoy subtle humor, simplicity and understated story and art.

About the book: Two turtles find one hat – and it happens to look great on both of them.
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