Old Hat New Hat

“Okay, I'll admit it: this is one of those books where I don't really know how good it is, on it's own, just as a book, because my estimation of it is all tangled up with good memories involving it. I think of reading it to my kids, over and over again--my toddler and pre-schooler can't get enough of it. I think of my own mother reading it to me as a child, and I remember giggling at the silly hats and silly rhymes. I like that there's a little story that winds through the book, even if there's not heavy narration to spell it out for us. I remember looking at the hats and trying to decide which one was my favorite, and now I find my three-year-old doing the same thing. It's a great book for reading aloud with a wide variety of ages and reading levels. I might like it extra because of my history with it, but I definitely think it's worth reading.”

“I always love Berenstain Bear books and this is a really cute one too. Very simple words, but fun to see the story develop without a lot to say.”