A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011!
A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a
mischievous twist.
The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he
asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it.
Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the
bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that
sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told
completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive
tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor -- and winks
at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages
thrilled to be in on the joke.