Hetty's 100 Hats - Softcover

Slingsby, Janet

3.5

28 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561484563 ISBN 13: 9781561484560

Publisher: Good Books, 2013

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

She fell heir to Great-Aunt Jemima's plumes and to Grandpa's old gardening hat. Someone unearthed Great-Great Grandmother's Sunday-best hat. Then Grandma slipped her the hat she was wearing when she met Grandpa for the first time. Hetty collected leftovers from the bridal shop designer. She took possession of her mom's colander and other household objects that showed possibility. She noticed the hats people wore for their jobs, and she began making just tiny requests-to the postman and the building-site supervisor, to the chef and the jockey and the fireman. She gathered fun hats-witches' and clowns' and princesses'. And along the way she made many friends and learned a lot about other people's lives. But she needed special ingenuity to get her 100th hat (which may start each reader on his or her own hat collection)!

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Janet Slingsby has written, edited and produced many books for both children and adults. Janet's love of language began in childhood, earned her advanced degrees in English Literature at Sussex University, England, and has led to a lifetime's career in book publishing

Emma Dodd graduated in graphic design and illustration from Central St. Martin's School of Art in London, England. Since then, she has been working full-time as an illustrator. She has illustrated many children’s picture books and likes to mix her traditional drawing skills with digitally applied color.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2–Hetty starts a hat collection and sets herself a lofty goal: She wasn't sure how many 100 was, but she thought it sounded very important. In her determined hunt for things to put on her head, she creatively improvises with fourteen extraordinary household hats including a fruit bowl and colander. Friends and family hear about her quest and send her exotic hats from around the world. Community workers, a fashion designer, and retirement-home residents all contribute to her collection as well. Children will pore over Dodd's bright, cartoon drawings and enjoy identifying and counting the wide variety of headgear that appears on each page. The 100th entry comes in the form of a letter with instructions on how to make a newspaper hat. Pair this title with Marthe Jocelyn's Hannah's Collections (Dutton, 2000) to inspire young hobbyists.–Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Copyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.