Hooray for Hat!

Reviewed by: Patti Francis - Pownal Elementary School, Pownal, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 11, 2014

Review

Have you ever had a grumpy day? In this adorable and deceivingly simple story, Elephant is having a grumpy day when his door bell rings. Outside he finds a present - a stack of hats. As soon as he puts the stack of hats on his head, he is immediately cheered up, Hooray for Hat! Elephant wants to show his friend, Zebra. The only problem is that Zebra is grumpy too. So Elephant shares his gift and gives Zebra one of his hats. Elephant and Zebra set off to show their hats to their friend Turtle, but they find that Turtle is having a grumpy day too. Soon Elephant is cheering up all of his friends by sharing his hats. Author and Illustrator, Brian Won creates brightly pastel colored illustrations which draw the readers attention to the animals expressive faces that harmonize perfectly with the text. A simple message of friendship and kindness with repeat phrases is perfect for a pre-K-2 audience and for anyone who needs to be cheered up - Hooray for Hat!

Overall Book Score: excellent