I Want My Hat Back
made The Guardian Happy List this
week and we’re all so happy about it here at Walker HQ!
“There’s a special
kind of delight in reading a funny picture book with a kid, and this
deliciously deadpan tale of a bear on the trail of his lost hat is
irresistible. The witty dialogue and illustrations are full of hidden meaning,
and the outrageous denouement always has us shrieking. A masterclass in comic
timing.” - The Guardian
What great news! Time to bring out the party hats!
Not only that, in a funny book article, Jenny Colgan had this to say about Jon Klassen’s quirky
tale:
“I first came across Je Veux Mon Chapeau by Jon Klassen
while living in France, and assumed it was French. Its graphic style and dark
undertow seemed far more European than most anglophone books. It is Canadian,
though, and for my money the funniest book ever written, and here is why: it is
always funny, every single time you read it. And if you know any children at
all, you will be reading it a lot.
It is funny in whatever language you read it (22 and
counting) and to almost every child in the world. And like many parents and
carers, I suspect, I hoard my children’s laughter like miser’s gold: one day,
when I am old and drowsy, I want the memory of it ringing out to be all I hear.”
- The
Guardian
So, if those reviews aren’t enough to convince you that I Want My Hat Back is a brilliantly
witty must-have, watch this trailer and you’ll be sure to fall in love with the
big bear and his quest to find his hat.
I Want my Hat Back and the rest of Jon Klassen's hat trilogy are out now, and you can find them at your local bookshop.
