Blue Hat, Green Hat
A teacher’s look at why this book belongs in the Page Grabbers stage.
Why it fits Page Grabbers (for young toddlers who treat books as things to do)
A turkey puts every piece of clothing on wrong. OOPS. Getting-dressed vocabulary plus the toddler's favorite genre: adult incompetence. The single funniest word in board books.
What makes it special
The turkey gets dressed wrong on every page, and the single word OOPS becomes the funniest syllable in the language. Boynton's flat, perfectly-timed art makes error itself adorable. In a culture allergic to mistakes, a book where getting it wrong is the running joke is quietly therapeutic.
From the publisher
Humorous animal characters introduce the basic colors and familiar items of clothing. On board…
About Sandra Boynton
Sandra Boynton is a cartoonist, songwriter, and one-woman industry of deadpan animal comedy, with over 70 million books sold. Her specialty is respecting a toddler's intelligence while refusing to take anything else seriously.
Boynton began in greeting cards while still a Yale drama student — her hippo birthday card ('Hippo Birdie Two Ewes') sold in the millions — and she carried that perfect-timing card sensibility into board books when her own children were small. She also produces Grammy-nominated children's albums with guests like Meryl Streep and B.B. King.
Also by this author: Barnyard Dance! · Pajama Time! · But Not the Hippopotamus
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