![]() It features subversive humour sure to please children and adults. ![]() This title comes from an exciting new author/illustrator talent, previously an artist for Dreamworks Feature Animation. ![]() Told completely in dialogue, this quirky take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humour and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke. But just as it he begins to lose hope, lying flat on his back in despair, a deer comes by and asks a rather obvious question that suddenly sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. The bears hat is gone, and he wants it back. ![]() The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. A New York Times Bestseller and Best Illustrated Book. This is a picture book debut by a rising talent that tells a cumulative tale with a cheeky twist, aided by graphically simple, and truly hilarious, illustrations. ![]()
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