This Is Not My Hat
The multi-award-winning and bestselling picture book from Jon Klassen, creator of I WANT MY HAT BACK, now in board book for babies and toddlers
Jon Klassen for the smallest hands! The second award-winning HAT book in board book form.
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 creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Want My Hat Back, which received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, and its companions, This Is Not My Hat, which won a Caldecott Medal and a Kate Greenaway Medal, and We Found a Hat, named a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year. He is also the creator of the Your Places and Your Things board book series, as well as the picture books The Rock from the Sky and The Skull. He is the illustrator of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, Extra Yarn, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and the Shapes Trilogy, all by Mac Barnett. For his contributions to children’s literature, Jon Klassen is a member of the Order of Canada and was named the 2026 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.
