Do You Have a Hat?

by Eileen Spinelli (Author) Geraldo Valerio (Illustrator)

Do You Have a Hat?
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

A fancy hat. A hat that's plain.
A hat for keeping off the rain.
A glowing hat. A hat with fruit.
A hat for that new dress or suit.
All herein have hats, it's true --
fantastic, magnificent hats!
Do you?

What do Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, Russian-American composer Igor Stravinsky, South American entertainer Carmen Miranda, African-American cowboy Nat Love, and President Abraham Lincoln have in common?

HATS! Unique, distinctive, wonderful hats! And this bright and cheerful picture book from best-selling author Eileen Spinelli and colorful newcomer Geraldo Valério will have you thinking twice before going outside without yours!

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School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2-Spinelli provides some great entertainment in this rhyming story that showcases the famous headgear of individuals such as Igor Stravinsky, Carmen Miranda, Abraham Lincoln, Nat Love, and Johnny Appleseed. For example, "Francisco de Goya had a hat, /a hat with candles on the brim-/a clever hat that suited him-/that made a chandelier of light/for painting far into the night." From its opening lines ("Do YOU have a hat?/Something fuzzy, warm, and red, /to keep the snowflakes off your head?") to its closing ones naming different toppers ("A magic hat? A cap? A crown?/A country hat? A hat for town?"), children will be enchanted and engaged. They will certainly join in on the title refrain on each page. Valerio's illustrations are done in acrylics primarily with bright shades of orange, blue, green, and red. His stylized figures are humorous, with exaggerated facial features. The endpapers offer brief tidbits about the people who are represented here. Overall, this original and amusing book is a great marriage of text and artwork. It will make a terrific storytime addition, either by itself or combined with other clothing-related selections such as Jonathan London's Froggy Gets Dressed (Viking, 1992) or Joan Nodset's classic Who Took the Farmer's Hat? (HarperCollins, 1963).-Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA Copyright 2004 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780689862533
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date
October 01, 2004
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF042010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | Humorous
Library of Congress categories
Hats
Stories in rhyme
Celebrities
Carolyn W. Field Award
Winner 2005 - 2005
Virginia Readers Choice Award
Nominee 2007 - 2007

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