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Elephant wakes up grumpy—until ding, dong! What’s in the surprise box at the front door? A hat! HOORAY FOR HAT! Elephant marches off to show Zebra, but Zebra is having a grumpy day, too—until Elephant shares his new hat and cheers up his friend. Off they march to show Turtle! The parade continues as every animal brightens the day of a grumpy friend. An irresistible celebration of friendship, sharing, and fabulous hats.

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ISBN-13:	9780544930636
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/06/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	396,647
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Brian Won is an illustrator, author, and art director. Hooray for Hat!, his picture book debut, was named a Huffington Post Best Picture Book and an NPR Best Book, and Hooray for Today! received a starred review from Kirkus. He lives with his family near Los Angeles, California. www.brianwon.com

Brian Won is an illustrator, author, and art director. Hooray for Hat!, his picture book debut, was named a Huffington Post Best Picture Book and an NPR Best Book, and Hooray for Today! received a starred review from Kirkus. He lives with his family near Los Angeles, California. www.brianwon.com

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"A lighthearted celebration of friendship and sharing." —School Library Journal "This lighthearted story revels in the small acts that make life better—cheers all around." —Kirkus "Won explores the way a simple gift and a little attention from friends can have nearly magical healing properties." —Publishers Weekly "A tip of the hat to this buoyant debut." —Booklist —

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04/01/2014
PreS-K—Everyone wakes up in a bad mood now and again, and Elephant is no exception. When the doorbell rings, he stomps down the stairs shouting, "GO AWAY! I'M GRUMPY"—the first of two refrains in the book, this one printed in large black caps. Elephant finds a surprise present: a box of whimsical hats! Putting the whole stack on his head, the now happy pachyderm shouts, "HOORAY FOR HAT!" with the second refrain in extra large multicolored caps. He goes to visit his friend Zebra, who is also grumpy. Elephant gives Zebra one of the hats, which instantly lifts her spirits. They drop in on their grouchy friends Turtle, Owl, Lion, and Giraffe, giving out hats and cheer, and becoming a veritable parade as each animal joins in on the fun. Though created digitally, Won's bold minimalist illustrations truly look like saturated watercolors, wonderfully offset by the expansive white background. The accompanying text matches the illustrations in its simplicity and formulaic repetition, making this tale a good choice for both beginning readers and for storytimes, especially if accompanied by a silly hat craft. A lighthearted celebration of friendship and sharing that does not hit the readers over the head with its moral.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY

School Library Journal

2014-03-31
All the animals are grumpy until a surprise brightens their day in this tale about the joy of sharing. With eyebrows knit and feet clenched, Elephant stomps downstairs. A black-scribble cloud hovers over his head. But his anger melts into delight when he finds a gift on the doorstep—a tall and very silly hat comprising many other hats stacked one on top of the other. Happily, Elephant puts it on, exclaiming, "Hooray for hat!" Wanting to show others, he runs from one home to the next, distributing hats one by one and perking up his crabby crew of friends. When Elephant's hats are all gone, the pals each contribute their own to make a new gift for Giraffe. The artwork, done in a pastel palette, is appealing and playful, and the heritage of Mary Blair can be seen in the spreads. Everything—from the composition of the characters to the way the images are placed with relation to the type—is well-designed. Won especially plays with definition, form and color. As each surly animal is introduced, it becomes less defined: Turtle is a shell, Owl a silhouette and Lion a dark cave. But when the animals join the hat party, they emerge in expressive, full form. This lighthearted story revels in the small acts that make life better—cheers all around. (Picture book. 3-7)

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