By; Jon Klassen

I loved this book.  I enjoy reading books with humor and if it has a surprise ending it's even better!  It tells the story of a bear that has lost his red pointy hat. He walks around asking all the animals he meets if they have seen his hat, and they all say no - including the rabbit who is wearing his hat! The bear finally realizes he did see his hat and runs back to the rabbit to get it from him.  After recovering the beloved hat he gets his revenge....although it is not stated, the reader infers that the bear eats the rabbit!

Now I know that this is not a good moral lesson for children....but what a fun read aloud.  I loved seeing my students faces when they figured out what happened to the rabbit.  It was also very interesting to see how the students noticed that the rabbit was wearing the bears' hat long before the bear realizes where his hat is.  When I was finished reading, I immediately heard, "read it again!"