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I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen

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Bear has lost his hat and he wants it back.

Now this Bear is not too swift. As a matter of fact, he is rather slow-witted, but he is patient and polite as he asks one animal after another if they have seen his hat.

All the animals say they haven't seen his hat...except for Rabbit. This shifty bunny is way too defensive. He tells Bear he would never steal a hat and instructs Bear not to ask him any more questions.

After asking more animals if they have seen his hat, Bear lies in the grass bemoaning his lost chapeau. When he tries to describe the lost cap to the deer, the bumbling Bear realizes he HAS seen his hat...on the Rabbit's head!

Rabbit lied to him and stole his hat!

You'll never guess what happens next!