The Magic Hat Explained

The Magic Hat
Author:Mem Fox
Illustrator:Tricia Tusa
Cover Artist:Tricia Tusa
Country:Australia
Language:English
Genre:Children's picture book
Published:2002 (Scholastic Australia)
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:32 (unpaginated)
Isbn:9781865044637
Oclc:861936952

The Magic Hat is a 2002 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Tricia Tusa. It is about a wizard's hat that appears in a crowded park and alights on people's heads, turning them into various animals. Then, the hat's owner, a wizard, shows up and restores things back to normal.

Reception

A review in Booklist of The Magic Hat wrote: "The bouncy rhyme is fun if undistinguished, but the artwork, in its oversize format, overflows with good humor".[1] Books+Publishing found it "..a picture book about happiness that IS happy..".[2]

The Magic Hat has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] School Library Journal,[5] Horn Book Guides,[6] Magpies,[7] Magpies,[8] and the Australian Book Review.[9]

It was the chosen book for the 2007 National Simultaneous Storytime.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Magic Hat . Ilene Cooper . Booklist . American Library Association . 28 September 2021.
  2. Web site: The Magic Hat . Kerry White . 2002 . booksandpublishing.com.au . Books+Publishing . 28 September 2021.
  3. The Magic Hat (starred review) . broad, lively successor to Tony Johnston’s Witch’s Hat (1984) . 1 March 2002 . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . 28 September 2021.
  4. The Magic Hat . rollicking, rhyming read-aloud is indeed magic . 1 April 2002 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. 28 September 2021.
  5. The Magic Hat . Wendy Lukehart . Tusa's ink-and-watercolor images dance with life (even the flowers seem to be in motion); kinetic, double-page designs spill off the pages. Add this to your favorite headpiece storytime. Children will be bursting to participate. . School Library Journal . Media Source Inc. . 28 September 2021.
  6. The Magic Hat . Despite the slight premise, preschoolers will enjoy staying one step ahead of the text. The kinetic ink and watercolor images appropriately and effortlessly add to the mayhem. . Horn Book Guides . Media Source Inc. . 28 September 2021.
  7. May 2002 . The Magic Hat . 27 . Magpies: Talking About Books For Children . 17 . Magpies Magazine . 0817-0088.
  8. July 2012 . Welcoming Back Picture Books From The Past . 20 . Magpies: Talking About Books For Children . 27 . 3 . Magpies Magazine . 0817-0088.
  9. Catherine Noske . Virginia Lowe . June 2002 . Children's Books: Tales for a Dry Country. Australian Book Review . 242 . 61, 62 . Australian Book Review Inc..
  10. Web site: Previous NSS Events 2001-2021 . alia.org.au . Australian Library and Information Association . 28 September 2021.

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