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K-Gr 2 Brilliant, buoyant, beautiful are the words that describe Kuskin's newly illustrated story. The boy's mother indeed buys him a hat, but she doesn't stop there. Her many purchases include shoes, boots, skis, a scary mask, a mouse, an elephant, and a cello. "He loved them so much/that whatever he did/or whatever he said/when dressed in his hat/which was woolly and red, /while holding his mouse/in its house of sky blue, /and wearing his shoes/which were hidden but new, /he did with hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

What a joy to read aloud verse that scans, rhymes, and brims with repetition—while also continually surprising with its twists of sound and sequence! In this rollicking cumulative tale, first published with illustrations by Kuskin herself (rev. 12/76), a boy has a mother "who bought him a hat, / red as a rose / and it kept off the snows"—but she doesn't stop there. The boy so welcomes his indulgent mother's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

New ed., 1976, Houghton. What a joy to read aloud verse that scans, rhymes, and brims with repetition--while continually surprising with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More