Caldecott Medal
Winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal and a New York Times Bestseller, this brilliantly subversive tale follows a tiny fish who’s certain he’ll get away with stealing a hat. What Jon Klassen doesn’t say is just as powerful as what he does—creating deliciously dark tension that sparks conversation long after the last page.
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When a tiny fish swipes a perfectly round blue hat from a very large, very sleeping fish, he’s certain he’ll get away with it. After all, nobody saw him. And even if the big fish wakes up, he’ll never know where to look…
Winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal and a New York Times Bestseller, this brilliantly subversive picture book from Jon Klassen proves that sometimes the best stories are the ones that trust young readers to fill in the deliciously dark blanks.
What makes this tale so irresistible? It’s all in what Klassen doesn’t say. The tiny fish’s confident narration plays against increasingly ominous illustrations, creating a tension that will have readers—young and old—leaning closer to the page. The underwater palette of deep teals and murky blues feels both soothing and slightly sinister, while Klassen’s signature deadpan humor swims through every spread.
This is storytelling at its most sophisticated: spare text, maximum impact, and an ending that sparks conversation long after the covers close. It’s the follow-up to Klassen’s breakout debut I Want My Hat Back, and it’s just as sly, just as memorable, and just as likely to inspire nervous giggles.
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Fair warning: you might find yourself reading this one twice in a row. Just to catch everything you missed the first time.
Klassen's follow-up to I Want My Hat Back is a perfect example of how a picture book can be greater than the sum of its parts.
A suspenseful tale of crime and punishment that will tickle readers' funny bones and their sense of justice.
The comedy is as much in the illustrations as in the words, and the deadpan text is a perfect foil to the visual storytelling.
Klassen again plays with the idea of an unreliable narrator... The result is darkly funny and completely satisfying.
A perfectly paced morality tale, both droll and suspenseful.
With his second picture book, Klassen proves he's a master of suspense, tone and deadpan humor.
Slyly funny... Klassen's illustrations are genius.
| Weight | 0.69 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 7.50 × 0.60 × 5.38 in |
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| Subject | Animals, Clothing & Dress, Fish, Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction, Law & Crime |
| Accolade |
12 Perkins Cove Rd,
Ogunquit, ME 03907
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