The Hat 
asked by anexpert on November 6, 2006 10:04 AM
Hedgie the hedgehog discovers the wisdom of the adage, "Don't go poking your nose where it doesn't belong" only after curiosity gets this prickly fellow in a pickle. When Lisa's red and white woolen stocking blows off the clothesline, Hedgie finds it and sticks his nose inside, only to discover his prickles prevent him from pulling out of it. Soon all the farm animals are coming around to chuckle at silly Hedgie's stocking hat. But in the end, nimble-witted Hedgie gets the last laugh.
This magnificently illustrated companion book to artist (and hedgehog owner) Jan Brett's classic The Mitten was the winner of the prestigious 1998 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Young readers can spend hours with this one short book, poring over the pleasing, spirited details of Brett's trademark picture borders. Throughout, Lisa can be seen in these artful frames, making preparations for the cold Scandinavian winter, never realizing that her clothesline is becoming more line than clothes. If it were possible to wrap oneself up in these warm, cozy illustrations, readers would be set for the winter. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
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I loved this one. It is very, very well written, cute and thoughtful story and the art work is some of the best I have seen in this particular genre. The kids I read it to in school love it (and that is really what counts in children's literature, isn't it?) and it is fun for adults to read also. There are several lesson taught in the story and the characters are quite appealing. Actually this is one of the better works I have worked with over the past few years and I do highly recommend it!
reviewed by costa on November 11, 2006 6:20 AM
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Lisa was hanging out her clothes to dry and one sock blew off the clothes line.Curious Hedgie found the sock and thought it was a hat,so he put it on his head. Other animals laughed at Hedgie at first,but then they had an idea. Each animal went to the clothes line and took a piece of clothing off the line . The animals used the clothes to keep warm during the winter. Lisa sees Hedgie wearing her sock and runs after him. She catches Hedgie and pulls the sock off his head.She then goes looking for the rest of her clothes.She finds all the animals wearing her clothes and says "How ridiculous they look. Don't they know that animals don't wear clothes!"
I loved this book!!
I loved this book!!
reviewed by flow on November 16, 2006 12:34 PM
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A misbegotten woolen stocking becomes a "hat" when it gets stuck on the prickly head of a hedgehog. Hedgehog feels silly, is full of excuses with regard to what he is wearing, but just cannot free himself from this "hat". The ending is a surprise.
reviewed by ivan on November 23, 2006 11:05 AM