"Every Gnome remembers the day
they got their hat!
We even have a
holiday to celebrate just that!
We wash our hat,
un-flat our hat,
and make it look brand-newwwww ...
Oh, happy, happy Hat Day
from every Gnome to you!"
My granddaughters have discovered the real appeal of graphic novels. Lucky they are that they have such variety to choose from when the are keen to find a new one. This is one that Chelsea (age 8) will surely enjoy when she visits in July. This first book in a new series will tickle her funny bone, and have her waiting anxiously for the next.
Gnome and Rat live in a shared house in The Enormous Forest. Their rooms are on opposite sides of the house. Rat is quiet and genteel. He likes sipping something warm while he does his morning crossword. On this day, he is happy to celebrate Hat Day with his far more exuberant friend. Gnome is delighted to be reminded, and to celebrate the bright red pointy hat he wears on his bald head.
In subsequent titled chapters, the two are involved in a series of adventures that all relate to hats. Enamored by two rabbits and their magic hat, Gnome decides to do his best to fit himself inside his own. Rat doesn't think it is possible. Undeterred, Gnome makes endless efforts to have it work. When he has success, Rat is off getting tea and misses the excitement. Rat points out that Gnome's hat has stretched and no longer fits his head.
Without his hat in Chapter 3, Gnome decides he must grow his hair. When he is successful, he decides he no longer needs his hat. After a series of encounters with a duck, a bird and an abominable snowman, all who do not recognize Gnome, he decides that he does need that hat after all. In Chapter 4, after losing his hat while on a walk, a new hat is created for him. Neither Gnome nor Rat like it. A true friend, Rat accepts the hat as his won, much to Gnome's relief. Luckily, a crow returns the lost hat and all is well. Or, is it?
Digital illustrations burst with engaging color and high spirits. Expressive and humorous, this novel for early readers is sure to please.
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