This Is Not My Hat

Teaching students that is not polite to steal and what goes around comes around, follow a fish who takes a hat from a larger fish. The smaller fish thinks the larger doesn't know however in the end he receives the consequences to his wrongful actions.

Color: The color in this book were more camouflage tones which came in part very well with the book because the main character is constantly saying that he is going to a place where no one will see him. Then you see the crab that is meant to stand out in a red which coincides with the turning point in the story in where he tells the big fish where the little fish is.

Texture: The texture of the book looks stone like and helps visualize that the characters are deep in the ocean.

Lines: The lines in the book are smooth and calming just like the rest of the visual elements. There is no urgency felt or any other feelings only calmness.

Shape: The shapes all have a roundness to them except for all the sea plants, however they also are soft and have no sharp edges. Most things in the ocean have soft curvatures.

Setting: The setting played an important part in the story because the little fish did steal from the big fish creating a dark mood. Deep in the ocean everything moves slowly and there are countless unknown creatures and events that happens below.

Plot & Illustration: The plot played a large role in the story due to the fact that the illustrations portrayed the big fish actually realizing the hat is gone and getting closer and closer to the little fish creating a plotline through the illustrations while the text shows otherwise. They work really well together.

Theme: The theme became very obvious towards the end of the story and wasn’t given out directly. It played a large part in the story coming together for it was ultimately the reason the story made sense and flowed.

Klassen, John. 2012. This Is Not My Hat. Boston: Candlewick.