- Scarecrow's Hat, The
- Written & Illustrated by Ken Brown
- Age 2-6
- Hardcover: $15.95
- ISBN: 978-1-56145-240-8
- Total Pages: 32
- Size: 8 5/8 x 10 5/8
- Language: English
- Rights: USA and Canada
- Status: active
- Paperback: $7.95
- ISBN: 978-1-56145-570-6
- Total Pages: 32
- Size: 8 5/8 x 10 5/8
- Language: English
- Rights: USA and Canada
- Status: active
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- Accelerated Reader
- AR Quiz#: 46611
- AR Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Points: 0.5
- F&P (Fountas & Pinnell)
- F&P Level: J
- F&P Grade: 2
- Reading Counts
- Reading Counts Level: 2.7
- Reading Counts Points: 1
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- Color Info: Full color throughout
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Scarecrow's Hat, The
Chicken really admires Scarecrow's hat. Scarecrow would gladly trade his hat for a walking stick to rest his tired arms. Chicken doesn't have a walking stick to trade—but she knows someone who does. This begins her quest to find items to trade among her farm friends, all to obtain a walking stick to swap for Scarecrow's hat. But why does Chicken want an old straw hat?
This clever story written and illustrated by Ken Brown poses a problem and offers a creative solution that young children will delight in discovering. Brown's bright watercolors and gentle tone will keep readers captivated.
Author & Illustrator
Ken Brown studied illustration at Birmingham Art College in England. Brown has served both as writer-illustrator and as illustrator for numerous children’s books, among them The Scarecrow's Hat; What's the Time, Grandma Wolf?; The Wolf Is Coming!; and Mucky Pup, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal in England. He lives with his wife, Ruth Brown, also a well-known children's illustrator, in England.
Reviews
“Children will enjoy the repetition and refrain. Vibrant watercolors simultaneously depict the natural beauty of a blooming meadow in spring and the fine execution of expressions on the animals' faces and in their body language.... satisfying, funny....” ―School Library Journal
“[a] gentle picture book with an old-fashioned feel.... Brown's story proceeds at a leisurely pace, allowing young readers time to join in Chicken's creative problem-solving.... The true standout here... is Brown's artwork-his airy sun-dappled watercolors evoke a pleasant summer day.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Problem solving takes center stage in this story of how a resourceful chicken, every bit as determined as the Little Red Hen, barters for a scarecrow's hat.... Realistic watercolors greatly enhance this plucky, humorous tale.” ―Booklist
“A brilliant watercolorist, Brown sets this familiarly patterned tale in sunny, poppy-strewn rural locales, and populates it with animals that are at once wonderfully lifelike and comically expressive.... Great for storytelling, with big beautiful pictures for a topper.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“...this British author-illustrator manages to hit a home run just about every time out. And he doesn't disappoint with this charming little volume... a fun story, lavishly illustrated with Brown's delightful, light-drenched watercolors.” ―Teacher
Awards
Best Bets for the Classroom (picture books) ―Virginia Center for Children's Books 2001
Children's Literature Choice List (picture books for children ages 4-8) ―Children's Literature 2002
Nevada Young Readers' Award (Nominee, Picture Books) ―Nevada Library Association 2003
