Do you wear hats?
I have to admit, I'm not a hat person. I don't own that many hats, just the necessary ones to keep me warm during the Toronto winters.
But I do like picture books about hats. And one of my favourite illustrators,
Jon Klassen, wrote two:
I Want My Hat Back and
This is Not My Hat. He was visiting Toronto during his book tour and his Publicist wondered if I would make cupcakes for an office event.
YES!
So may I present, two sets, the first from
I Want My Hat Back:
Turtle hasn't seen Bear's hat.
Frog hasn't seen Bear's hat.
Snake definitely hasn't seen Bear's hat.
Rabbit hasn't seen Bear's hat.
Fox hasn't seen Bear's hat.
Mole doesn't know what a hat is.
Poor Bear...
Good thing Deer showed up and talked some sense into Bear.
Rage! Someone was lying!
Look... Bear is sitting there innocently on a bunch of twigs and leaves.
“Excuse me, have you seen a rabbit wearing a hat?”
“No. Why are you asking me? I haven’t seen him. I haven’t seen any rabbits anywhere. I would not eat a rabbit. Don’t ask me anymore questions.”
Best ending ever.
Here's the set from Jon's second book,
This Is Not My Hat:
Little Fish has taken off with Big Fish's hat.
Does Big Fish find out?
Who will rat out on Little Fish's whereabouts?
Little Fish is
almost safe.
Uh-oh.
Looks like someone got their hat back.
I had so much fun story-boarding the cupcakes for this book! I even went overboard and planned 16 scenes before realizing I had to cut out 4. But it all worked out in the end.
I highly recommend reading the books if you can borrow them from your local library or buy them at your neighbourhood bookstore. I'm not just saying this because I work in book publishing!
Fun fact, no one took a cupcake to eat!
Jon Klassen and me! And his proud parents are behind us.
Thank you Jon! It was fantastic meeting you and I adore the new sketches in my books!
In case you're wondering, because I did ask, Jon's favourite dessert is Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!
