Zoe's Hats

by Sharon Lane Holm

Zoe loves hats - floppy hats, flowery hats, and downright funny hats. Some hats look wonderful on her, while others...well, even Zoe has her doubts. But there's no doubt that young children will share Zoe's enthusiasm for dressing up. Sharon Lane Holm's lively book introduces children to colors and patterns with bold illustrations and a simple, rhythmic text.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Therese Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice book for learning colors and patterns. No real storyline, but the illustrations are cute.

[Sarah Rourke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very easy-to-read book for me of course, but I liked it! I like how the same girl is shown on each page with a different hat on, then there is a caption explaining the hat. That way the kids see the same girl but notice the difference in the hat from page to page.

This book would be great for kids grades K-1st to read independently. This book would be more interesting for girls probably, but at this age boys would enjoy it almost as much. Kids will definitely enjoy reading this book because of the engaging illustrations of the little girl, Zoe. The book also reviews the colors and patterns at the end of the book so that way the students can quiz themselves on what they learned throughout the story.

This book could also be read aloud to these younger kids. This would be a great book to read aloud if the students are going over their colors. At the end of the book, it shows all the hats and asks "Can you name these colors?" "Can you name these patterns?" The teacher would then be able to see what students know their colors really well and what students aren't as confident. They would also go over the different patterns such as spots, stripes, and plaid. This is a very beneficial book for younger children.

[Tahira Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short picture book for very young children. This book would be good for students who are learning colors and patterns or who like dressing up. On each page their is a picture of zoe in a different hat and one scentence describing what she is wearing. I like this book because at the end there are three pages of questions, with pictures, for the students to answer. I like any book that gives a little extra teaching activity or discussion questions at the end.
After reading this book I would have flash cards made up from the pictures on the last three pages. Students could use these cards to play memmory (if 2 sets where made) or to review the names of differetn colors. I could also let students make their own hats and then stand up and describe the hat to the rest of the class, making sure they use the differnt color names in their discription.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't be fooled by the description, the book stops rhyming after about the third page. And then kind of tries to rhyme at the end but doesn't quite make it. Either way, my two year old knows a rhyming book and this could not hold her attention (and she will sit for much longer books). Might have been better just sticking to colors, as colors and patterns are different skills for different ages. There are much, much better color books out there.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

No real rhythm or rhymes here, but the colors and patterns are fun. Love how she wears "real" hats and, well, a whole lot of other things, too! The kiddos giggled at the striped hat, but the gray one was my personal favorite.

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

hats, colors, patterns, rainbow

[Marguarite Markley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great to use with toddlers...we have felt pieces that match the hats Zoe wears in the book and a felt Zoe. The toddler(s) can place the appropriate hats on Zoe as you read the story.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hat Storytime

[Sarah]

Babytime: Hats (and Heads)

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

If this title had stayed with just the colors instead of mixing in the patterns that can be found on hats it would have been much better.

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

The rhythm is a bit off in this very simple, silly book of colors, textures and patterns. The undies are obvi my favorite hat.