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andLibrary Journal

I Want My Hat Back James Ramos and the importance of empathyA New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! A picture book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The bears hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the