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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2011
Gr 1–3—Readers may be too young to know Nixon's famous line, "I am not a crook," but they'll surely figure out that someone here is not telling the truth. Bear has lost his hat and asks various creatures if they have seen it, with pronounced civility. Snake goes offtrack (and will also throw inattentive listeners offtrack) by announcing he's seen a blue and round hat. Rabbit vigorously denies having seen anything like it, despite evidence to the contrary. Armadillo ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2011
Klassen's animation and design skills are evident on every page in this sly, subversive tale. A bear has lost his red hat and is on the search. Each critter he questions—fox, frog, rabbit, turtle, snake, and armadillo—has the same dead-pan eyes, the whites of which are highlighted by the cream-colored background surrounding the sepia-hued animal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
A bear has lost his red hat. He questions a fox, frog, rabbit, turtle, snake, and armadillo before giving up. "What's the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More