{"product_id":"we-found-a-hat-isbn-9781536217025","title":"We Found a Hat","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Offers the sly humor fans have come to expect along with a surprisingly tender ending. . . . A thought-provoking capper to Klassen’s ingenious series.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat . . . Evoking hilarity and sympathy, the shifting eyes tell the tale in this brilliantly paced story that highlights Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen’s visual comedy and deceptive simplicity. With a delicious buildup that takes an unexpected turn, this deadpan cap to the celebrated hat trilogy is certain to please.Jon Klassen’s typical minimalism reaches a new level of refinement in “We Found a Hat” — in my opinion the best and most stirring in his hat trilogy...Klassen, who speaks the language of the picture book like few other authors and illustrators these days, has created \u003cb\u003ea masterpiece of honest feelings, emotional tension and poetic restraint\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this concluding volume of a thematic trilogy, Klassen employs all his trademark \u003cb\u003edry wit and deadpan humor\u003c\/b\u003e to tell the story of a hat-related caper...The three- part narrative has a distinctly Western feel, complete with a desert setting drawn in dusty pink and brown tones—and then, of course, there’s the sense of impending betrayal. The conclusion might surprise even those familiar with Klassen’s twist endings, and the growing tensions, simple narrative, and intriguing details will endear this to many.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe conclusion to the “Hat” trilogy offers the sly humor fans have come to expect along with a surprisingly tender ending...In a charming turn,\u003cb\u003e the conflict is resolved through empathy and the bonds of friendship\u003c\/b\u003e—Klassen’s animals have clearly evolved in their thinking since the bear in I Want My Hat Back and the fish in This Is Not My Hat. The lightest touch of the surreal adds to the dreamy melancholy of this tale. A different but wholly delightful and thought-provoking capper to Klassen’s ingenious series.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKlassen considers the instant at which a decision to act can break either way, depending on who's tempted and whether anyone else is watching. In contrast to the first two books, which relied on a certain conspiratorial menace, this one \u003cb\u003eends with a moment of grace \u003c\/b\u003eand a sky full of stars. All three stories are about justice. It's just that justice doesn't always mean the same thing.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003etenderness \u003c\/b\u003ein this book (with its uplifting ending) is just as surprising as the black humor in the earlier ones. While the book is richer in the context of the two pre- vious volumes, Klassen leaves enough space for uninitiated readers to make their own meaning out of this story about a hat—but, here, also about an\u003cb\u003e enduring and precious friendship\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Horn Book (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRare indeed is the author\/illustrator who can create an artistic literary sequence about hat ownership; so rare, in fact, that Jon Klassen may be the only one...Kids may have their own suggestions for how the turtley twosome could have dealt with the hat problem, and while this doesn’t have the dramatic dénouement of This Is Not My Hat, \u003cb\u003eaudiences will warm to its wit and sweetness\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders may be surprised when the \u003cb\u003espare, visually witty\u003c\/b\u003e story ends in dreamland, where both tortoises are floating side by side in a star-sprinkled black sky... both wearing tall white hats. Will this lovely vision survive the light of day? Ask Klassen.\u003cbr\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final act, in which one tortoise descends the rock toward the hat and the other, though supposedly sleeping, narrates a star-filled dream in which they both wear hats, challenges readers to construct their own endings. There are no belly laughs here, but patient children and Klassen's fans will be fully engaged. \u003cb\u003eBeguiling\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe turtles have the \u003cb\u003eclassic Klassen deadpan\u003c\/b\u003e, their eyes sliding from side to side in a meaning way, and as time ticks on we fear that something bad is going to happen. And perhaps it almost does, but to our relief (or disappointment, depending), this third volume in a headgear trilogy ends with concord under a star-spangled sky.\u003cbr\u003e—The Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Found a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e and the trilogy as a whole provides an entertaining, easy to read story on one level but also \u003cb\u003egrants plenty of space for more complex and lively discussion\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—New York Journal of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKlassen makes great use of the turtles’ eye expressions, conveying the complicated emotions of friendship as well as subtle humor...This is a \u003cb\u003eheartwarming, wonderful\u003c\/b\u003e conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e—BookPage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We Found a Hat\" is a \u003cb\u003emoving \u003c\/b\u003estory about loyalty, sacrifice, friendship, and the power of imagination.\u003cbr\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most epic trilogy since Lord of the Rings comes to its heart-stopping conclusion...\u003ci\u003eWe Found a Hat \u003c\/i\u003eis a surprisingly \u003cb\u003enuanced exploration of friendship, bargaining and millinery\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Globe and Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a classic problem: two turtles, one hat. Well, maybe not classic, but you get the idea. In the just-released and last book of his \u003ci\u003eHat\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003cb\u003eJon Klassen’s wit shines\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Boing Boing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKlassen’s hat trilogy (which includes “I Want My Hat Back” and “This Is Not My Hat”) comes to a sweet end in this story about friendship — between turtles in the desert — and selfless-ness.\u003cbr\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect ending to this fabulous trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e. It was definitely worth the wait.\u003cbr\u003e—A Year of Reading (blog)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonging is conveyed with expressive eyes, the monotone palette, a wonder of understatement and the spare text, a measured guide to dilemma and dreams. In the end, the turtles go with restraint over temptation in \u003cb\u003ea vote for civility and friendship\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ewondrous, funny, wise and lovely\u003c\/b\u003e \"We Found a Hat\" is the last in a trilogy of picture books starring animals and hats from gifted author-illustrator Jon Klassen.\u003cbr\u003e—Buffalo News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is more to this book than meets the eye, and \u003cb\u003eplenty to discuss\u003c\/b\u003e around the Caldecott table.\u003cbr\u003e—Calling Caldecott (blog)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKlassen brings \u003cb\u003edry, deadpan humor\u003c\/b\u003e to this desert setting complete with cactus, a big sunset and starry skies. It’s the best of the Hat books.\u003cbr\u003e—MySanAntonio.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose who have read and loved the previous two books in the hat series might assume they know how this one will end, but \u003cb\u003eKlassen proves once again he can still surprise with a finale\u003c\/b\u003e—even if this one is coming a turtle's pace away.\u003cbr\u003e—Globe and Mail\u003cb\u003eJon Klassen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eI Want My Hat Back, \u003c\/i\u003ea Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, and \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not My Hat, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Caldecott Medal. He is the illustrator of two Caldecott Honor books, including \u003ci\u003eSam and Dave Dig a Hole \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eExtra Yarn, \u003c\/i\u003eboth\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Mac Barnett, as well as \u003ci\u003eHouse Held Up by Trees, \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Ted Kooser. 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