Hats History
There are dozens of children's books where a hat (or hats) plays a central role in history. Here is a partial list – all of which are on the books La Villa Sombrero hat store collection: [Note: For a brief synopsis of each book below, and the name of the same size (at least) illustrator click the above title of this article.]
Jennie Hat by Ezra Jack Keats
When everyone wore a hat of William Steig
THE HAT by Tomi Ungerer
THE CASE OF THE MISSING HAT With Jim Henson Muppets by Gregory Williams
Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss
Madeline and the Bad Hat Bemelmans Ludwig
CHRISTMAS HAT by AJ Wood
Hats Off to JOHN STETSON by Mary Blount Christian
ABE LINCOLN'S HAT by Martha Brenner
KATHY'S HATS by Krisha Trudy
Hats OJ DE LENA by Karen Katz
THE Wängle QUANGLE hat by Edward Lear
Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell
THE HAT Scarecrow by Ken Brown
MILO'S HAT TRICK by Jon Agee
Miss Hunnicutt's Hat by Jeff Brumbeau
Who was the woman wearing the hat? by Nancy Patz
THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss
THE CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK by Dr Seuss
Richard Scarry'S MR. BIGGER THE BOOK FLAP HAT FRUMBLE ever by Richard Scarry
Zoe's Hats: A Book of colors and patterns by Sharon Lane Holm,
WHO took the hat farmer? By Joan L. Nodset
That is under the hat Sarah Weeks
The magic hat by Mem Fox
MISS FANNIE Jan hat Karon
Casey's New Hat by Tricia Gardella
EL SOMBRERO DEL TIO NACHO / Tio Nacho by Harriet Rohmer HAT
The Hat by Jan Brett
MR GEORGE AND THE RED HAT Hi Stephen
MY hat sort of Kevin O'Malley
Aunt Flossie HAT (and crab cakes later) by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Why are there so many children's books about hats? Those of you who are regular readers of the blog or the information HAT "Hat and Resources" from VillageHatShop.com can have no idea where I will go. Yes, this is, indeed, another example of a theme that runs throughout the blog and site, the subject ie hats. The hats are cultural icons. Hats sit prominently and significantly on top of the head. The hats are a bridge to history. Hats transform the user. Hats, as a symbol can be simple and complex at the same time. The hats are fun. As an object to revolve around a story, a hat is a perfect fit. Let's take a few examples:
Hats bridge to learn about the history and as a binder for the cards and important documents: HAT Abe Lincoln.
Hats and head covering for chemotherapy patients and as an object of helping to maintain hope: Kathy HATS.
Hat ("Bad Hat ", specifically) as a metaphor for a person: Madeline and THE BAD HAT.
Hat as a superhero: the hat (Ungerer).
Hat as a valuable item for barter: HAT scarecrows.
Hat as an eccentric and highly personal fashion statement: MISS HAT Hunnicutt.
Hat as a good luck charm: MY hat luck.
Hat as an article to stimulate the memory and story-telling: MISS HAT hats Fannie and Aunt Flossie (And crab below).
Hat as an old friend and colleague and as a metaphor for change: Uncle Nacho's Hat / EL SOMBRERO DEL TIO NACHO.
It is true that I am guilty of a bias a priori, to infuse caps with a high degree of symbolic importance, the cache, the cultural value, and the like (I have to justify my life in some way by the love of God), and yet you can argue with its validity? Clearly, the writers and artists from Seuss to Keats to Scarry Bemelmans et al. not share my prejudices own interests, yet found the relevance in their hats.
But, in my view, the proliferation of the hat in children's literature more of this. Education of children in modern America can feel out of control as a Merry-Go-Round. The drumbeat of media messages to buy appropriate toys, infuse your home with the right music [Mozart] to promote brain development, commitment to the playgroup "right" enroll the child in the right pre-school (which promises to prepare your child for the Ivy League), stepping through the disingenuity everywhere (politicians and Advertisers spinning, lies and double talk ") and decide when and how to expose his innocence to the modern world, rampant commercialism (do not buy anything except a hat), war – no wonder why a father is attracted to a simple story that revolves around a simple object honest connotes a simpler time. Hat as a nostalgic icon – yes, that too. But, unfortunately, more than nostalgia – for the love of God, the father understandably wants to take his son was so crazy happy modern-go-round. Parents have an epiphany – not heap all this adult foolishness and anxiety my son – I'll buy a book and read about a hat. This is a good thing to do in our hyper-complex 21st century – is, in fact, good for the soul.
Fred Belinsky
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