Hat Tricks
Kitamura’s signature thick black lines illustrate a funny story about a rabbit magician named Hattie, and the increasingly larger (and more impossible) animals she pulls out of her magic hat, from a cat to an elephant. A bit of each animal is shown emerging from the hat before Hattie says her magic words, “Abracadabra, katakurico…” encouraging toddlers to guess what will be next. The gentle, funny story ends with a surprise inside the hat that helps to build a whole new world around Hattie and the animals that have emerged from her hat with her sleight of hand … or paw. ©2021 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-4
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Humor
Magic
Surprise Endings
Publisher:
Peachtree
Publish Year: 2020
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781682631508
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Kitamura