A plucky girl chases her hat through a critter-filled swamp in a
rhythmic adventure glowing with sun-dappled art.
Virginnie is a freckly gal who wears a wide straw hat to shade her from
the southern sun. When a puff of wind sends that hat adrift in the swamp
-- right to the top of a sycamore tree -- she braves some scary
creatures to get it back! Crawdaddy craw, snickery snake, swaying gator.
. . . What will she tell her mama at the end of the day? Lilting
language and expressive collages paint a lush, lively picture of a
determined young girl and her dauntless adventure.