![]() ![]() What kind of message does this send to kids? It’s ok to steal if you don’t get caught! There is a conscience though. In this book, a small fish steals a hat from a big fish and, although he knows it is wrong, thinks he can get away with it. Others take issue with the message it sends to kids: It’s interesting to read the 1 and 2 star reviews of this book on Goodreads, because there you will find parents who don’t approve of such morbid tales for children:īut who would I recommend this for? For a “scared straight” morality tale about the wrongness of stealing? I don’t feel like traumatizing children. The reader never knows how it ends exactly, but I figure the big fish eats the little fish up. Unfortunately for little fish, the big fish works out exactly what has happened and finds him in the reeds. Little fish thinks he has got away with it. ![]() PLOT OF “THIS IS NOT MY HAT”Ī little fish steals the hat of a big fish when big fish is napping. Committees who award big prizes are a lot less conservative than many book buyers, but I fear it’s the book buyers who drive the market. ![]() ![]() This is fairly apt description! Below I will refer to a number of 1 and 2 star reviews of this book on Goodreads, because these reviewers say something interesting about what adults think is good for children, and what should be kept from them. Someone on Goodreads called this a “hard-boiled crime thrillers for toddlers”. 10 Interesting Facts About Horror Author Stephen King ![]()
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