Grade: 1-3

Cute in an off-beat way. ( )

I thought this book had greate visual storytelling. "I Want My Hat Back" is a tale of determination, justice, and perhaps a bit of mischievous payback, leaving readers of all ages amused and intrigued.

In this book, a bear is looking for his hat that he had lost. The book covers talking and conversation encounters. That would be able to help children understand negotiation techniques. The bear goes on the quest, where he politely greets animals around the forest, asking if they have seen his red pointy hat. After a couple of talks, he runs into a very suspicious rabbit who is wearing his hat, but he doesn't notice at first and keeps moving. He then runs into a deer, and when the deer asks the bear what his hat looks like, he remembers that he has seen his hat very recently. He runs back to see the rabbit and relizes he had taken his precious and hat and takes it from him (maybe eating him), then is very happy to have his hat back finally. ( )

Maybe. Just maybe...for preschoolers. Otherwise 3rd grade and up all the way. ( )