libraryheather 's review for:

This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

5.0

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So glad this won the Caldecott. Even more deliciously subversive than Klassen's previous hat-themed offering. What I love most about it is the ambiguity of that two-page spread of nothing by underwater plants. You can't see what's happening, you can only guess. I loved reading this to the kids at my hat-themed children's program and speculating about what occurred during those two pages. (Although it seems obvious, Klassen does leave things open to interpretation, depending on the optimism or tenderheartedness of the audience.) Beautifully illustrated, suspenseful, and pithy. Highly recommended to everyone.