This is Not My Hat

Klassen, J. (2012). This is no my hat. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press. A little fish stole a hat that did not belong to him. It belonged to the big fish. He thinks that no one will know where he will go to hide, but little does he know he is being followed by the big fish. Even in hiding the big fish finds him and takes back his hat. Klassen uses simplistic illustrations of fish and plants under water. The colors are dull and soft against the dark background of the pages. The lines used for the plants are think in in different dull colors. The texture of the fish are minimal with few lines for gills and some dots upon each fish. This book would be good to use for a lesson about identifying theme for young readers and possibly older readers who need simplistic readings. Young readers can identify emotions looking at the big fish as he tracks down his hat.