This Is Not My Hat
The multi-award-winning and bestselling picture book from Jon Klassen, creator of I WANT MY HAT BACK
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL
WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL
WINNER OF THE UKLA BOOK AWARD
A tiny fish wears a blue hat. It fits him perfectly.
But this is not his hat. He just stole it.
"As funny and minimalist as its predecessor" Guardian
"A masterpiece" Observer
"Suspense, menace, morality and a twist" Sunday Times
Collect all three HAT books:
I Want My Hat Back
This is Not My Hat
We Found a Hat
Creators
Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, the only book to ever win both the Kate Greenaway and Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated Mac Barnett's Extra Yarn and served as an illustrator on the animated feature film Coraline. His illustrations for Caroline Stutson's Cats Night Out won the Governor General's Award in 2010. Originally from Niagara Falls, Canada, Jon now lives in Los Angeles, California. Find Jon online at www.burstofbeaden.com and on Twitter as @burstofbeaden.
Reviews
appealing as much to adults as children
Bookseller
the silence of the last page is deafening, and this book will encourage lots of conversation in the classroom
Bookseller
this book will have youngsters questioning what actually happening, and invites the reader to look again
Bookseller
Thrillingly original and subtle in its approach to storytelling
We Love This Book
A cautionary tale told through subversive and sumptuously illustrated visual humour
CBI recommended reads of 2012
This is perfectly pared-down storytelling which builds the tension and the outrageous denouement with exquisite timing. (Librarian’s choice)
Reading Zone
I will only say that Klassen cleverly covers theft, suspicion, crime, punishment, guilt and death without using a single word.
Inis magazine
This is as funny and minimalist as its predecessor.
The Guardian
Glorious illustrations convey a wide range of emotions in the glint of an eye and the moral is a good talking point.
Daily Mail
Lends itself to many retellings
Irish Times
Certain to be a bestseller.
The Bookseller
Elegant books
Wall Street Journal
A submarine tale of hubris and death. All great picture books – Where the Wild Things Are, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, The Gruffalo – have their moments of darkness. But nothing as dark as the ending of this masterpiece. It has the world’s funniest ever drawing of a crab pointing
The New Review, Observer
Jon Klassen’s classy formalised illustrations, with their limited palette of black and autumnal colours, instantly win fans with every book. His humour, here, is also black. . . Klassen’s expression and design are minimal, but nevertheless there is character and narrative drive, suspense, menace, morality and a twist.
The Sunday Times
Winsome tale of rough justice
Sunday Telegraph
A terrific story
S Magazine
One of the funniest books of the year
Spectator
Another funny tale from bestselling Jon Klassen
Woman’s Way
Jon Klassen strikes gold again with this hilarious follow-up to I Want My Hat Back.
Gurgle
